Richard Cloudesley School
0.5 miles109 pupils
State-funded · Special school · Islington
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
Special free school · Ages 7 to 19 · Mixed · 32 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Special free school (state-funded)
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 32 census January 2026
- Capacity
- 25
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Ceo
- Mr Edward Ashcroft
- Trust
- THE BRIDGE MAT LTD
- Address
- 1 Dowrey Street, London, N1 0HY
- Borough
- Islington
- Telephone
- 02076191000
- DfE reference (URN)
- 141605
- Website
- thebridgetrust.academy
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)
| Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 4 | Suppressed (small cohort) |
|---|---|
| In a sustained education destination | Suppressed (small cohort) |
| Going to a school sixth form | Suppressed (small cohort) |
| Going to a sixth-form college | Suppressed (small cohort) |
| Going to a further education college or other FE provider | Suppressed (small cohort) |
| In a sustained apprenticeship | Suppressed (small cohort) |
| In sustained employment | Suppressed (small cohort) |
| Whose destination was not sustained | Suppressed (small cohort) |
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 5 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Admissions
Places at special schools are normally arranged through a child's Education, Health and Care Plan, with the local authority naming the school. Speak to your borough's special educational needs team rather than applying on the general admissions form.
Inspection
Ofsted ungraded inspection, 22 March 2023: School remains Outstanding
An ungraded inspection confirms or questions the previous grade; it does not set a new one.
Last overall grade: Outstanding, given on 10 October 2017
Historic. This is the last time Ofsted gave the school a single overall grade. Overall grades were abolished for state schools in September 2024.
Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026
Results
National test and exam measures are not shown for special schools. Most pupils are not entered for them, so the published figures (often 0%) say nothing about the school.
Pupils and context
- Eligible for free school meals
- 81.3% January 2026
- English as an additional language
- 48.4%
- Receiving SEN support
- 0%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 100%
- Girls / boys
- 16% / 84%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Attendance and staffing
- Overall absence
- 3.6% 2024/25
- Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
- 6.2%
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.3 2025/26
Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
Compare with similar schools
Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.
- The Bridge Integrated Learning Space and Richard Cloudesley School0.5 miles apart
- The Bridge Integrated Learning Space and The Courtyard Islington0.7 miles apart
- The Bridge Integrated Learning Space and Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children0.8 miles apart
- The Bridge Integrated Learning Space and Samuel Rhodes MLD School0.9 miles apart