The Bridge Pioneer
Basildon · Essex
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About The Bridge Pioneer
The Bridge Pioneer is a other academy in Basildon, Essex. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
LIFT SCHOOLS is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 59 member schools: 32 primary schools, 22 secondary schools, 5 special schools. Local authorities: Barnsley | Bath and North East Somerset | Bexley | Birmingham | Bradford | Enfield | Essex | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Haringey | Hounslow | Isle of Wight | Islington | Kent | Kingston upon Hull, City of | Leeds | Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | Middlesbrough | Milton Keynes | Richmond upon Thames | Sheffield | Southwark | Staffordshire | Surrey | Swindon | Torbay. Regions: East Midlands | East of England | London | North East | South East | South West | West Midlands | Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the LIFT SCHOOLS public record.
The Bridge Pioneer is a other academy in Basildon, Essex, part of LIFT SCHOOLS. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- The Bridge Pioneer
- Address
- Ghyllgrove
- Postcode
- SS14 2LA
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Essex
- Parliamentary constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- URN (official identifier)
- 138219
- Establishment number
- 7001
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Other
- Age range
- 3–19 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 201
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 170
- School type
- Special academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Essex
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Allain
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 23 Oct 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Telephone
- 01268243300
- Date opened
- 1 Jun 2012
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at The Bridge Pioneer
| 2025/26 | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 201 | 223,012 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 40.3% | 20.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 13.5% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 100.0% | 5.0% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 7.5% | 11.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for The Bridge Pioneer, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Standards maintained
Report published 13 Nov 2024
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Outcomes for pupils
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Outstanding
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Outstanding
Report published 11 Jun 2019
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Report published 16 Apr 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Jul 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Pioneer School (URN 134100)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Sept 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Pioneer School (URN 134100)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 6 Mar 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at The Bridge Pioneer
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 10.6% | 11.8% | 12.9% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 28.4% | 33.0% | 34.7% |
Local authority and England figures are for special schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at The Bridge Pioneer
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £97,250 for 70 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 40.9% | 22.3% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £569 | £299 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at The Bridge Pioneer
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Special · 189 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Essex average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £5,037,000 £26,651 per pupil | £26,760 | £31,371 |
| Total spending | £4,319,000 £22,852 per pupil | £25,297 | £28,514 |
| Teaching staff | £1,627,000 £8,608 per pupil · 37.7% | £8,785 · 34.7% | £11,172 · 39.2% |
| Education support staff | £1,621,000 £8,577 per pupil · 37.5% | £8,077 · 31.9% | £8,727 · 30.6% |
| Supply and agency staff | £290,000 £1,534 per pupil · 6.7% | £1,062 · 4.2% | £1,495 · 5.2% |
| …of which agency supply | £188,000 £995 per pupil · 4.4% | £957 · 3.8% | £1,361 · 4.8% |
| In-year balance | £718,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £2,015,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £22,092 per pupil, supply and agency £1,356 per pupil — spending up £760 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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