Valley Bridge School
Other independent special school · Ages 6–19 · Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Valley Bridge School is an independent special school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire for ages 6–19.
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Key facts
- Address
- Church Lane, Whaddon, Gloucester, GL4 0UF
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6–19
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 54 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Pupils have positive attitudes to learning when work is matched well to their starting points.”
- “The school has raised its expectations of pupils’ behaviour.”
- “The school has started to use this information to plan the steps in learning that pupils need to take.”
To improve
- “As a result, they have significant gaps in their knowledge on arrival.”
- “However, until recently the school has not ensured that these gaps are closed effectively.”
- “Consequently, pupils do not build their knowledge and skills on strong foundations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.
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