The Bridge School

School Name: The Bridge School
Address: Sprites Lane
Town/City: Ipswich
County: SUFFOLK
Postcode: IP8 3ND
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone Number: 01473 556200
Website: www.thebridgeschool.org.uk

Phase: Ages 4-19
Type: Academy special sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2019
Trust: Unity Schools Partnership
Sponsor: Unity Schools Partnership

Headteacher: Ms Tina Sharman
Capacity: 273
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 257 (73% boys & 27% girls)
Enrollment: 94% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 44.7%

• VI - Visual Impairment
• HI - Hearing Impairment
• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• PD - Physical Disability
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

URN: 147162
DfE Number: 935/7015
UKPRN: 10083344
UPRN: 100091508673
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Babergh (E07000200)
Constituency: South Suffolk (E14001494)
Electoral Ward: Sproughton & Pinewood (E05012583)

Easting & Northing: 613078E, 242474N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 2' 25.19" N 1° 6' 20.14" E
Plus Code: 9F4324R4+46

DfE Record: View record

1. Belstead House Adult Education Centre (0.3km)
2. One Sixth Form College (0.4km)
3. Sprites Primary Academy (0.6km)
4. Gusford Community Primary School (0.9km)
5. Copdock Primary School (1.4km)
6. The Oaks Primary School (1.5km)
7. The Willows Primary School (1.7km)
8. Chantry Academy (1.7km)
9. Stone Lodge Academy (2.0km)
10. St Joseph's College (2.0km)

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• Burton End Primary Academy
• Thomas Gainsborough School
• Lingwood Primary Academy
• Henderson Green Primary Academy
• Laureate Community Academy
• Wickhambrook Primary Academy
• Woodhall Primary School
• Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy
• Ditton Lodge Primary School
• Wells Hall Primary School
• Clements Primary Academy
• Abbots Green Primary Academy
• Steeple Bumpstead Primary School
• St Edward's Church of England Academy
• Sir Bobby Robson School
• Sir Peter Hall School
• The Compass School
• Robert Kett Primary School
• West Row Academy
• Colman Junior School
• Colman Infant School
• Valley Primary Academy
• Silfield Oak Primary Academy

• Samuel Ward Academy
• Bury St Edmunds County High School
• Felixstowe School
• Langer Primary Academy
• Place Farm Primary Academy
• Castle Manor Academy
• Breckland School
• Kedington Primary Academy
• Heartsease Primary Academy
• Churchill Special Free School
• Westfield Primary Academy
• Newmarket Academy
• Sybil Andrews Academy
• Tollgate Primary School
• Coupals Primary Academy
• Glemsford Primary Academy
• Burton End Primary Academy
• Thomas Gainsborough School
• Lingwood Primary Academy
• Henderson Green Primary Academy
• Laureate Community Academy
• Wickhambrook Primary Academy
• Woodhall Primary School
• Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy
• Ditton Lodge Primary School
• Wells Hall Primary School
• Clements Primary Academy
• Abbots Green Primary Academy
• Steeple Bumpstead Primary School
• St Edward's Church of England Academy
• Sir Bobby Robson School
• Sir Peter Hall School
• The Compass School
• Robert Kett Primary School
• West Row Academy
• Colman Junior School
• Colman Infant School
• Valley Primary Academy
• Silfield Oak Primary Academy

• The Bridge School