School Summary

The Bridge Academy


Boys: 619
Girls: 493
Total Pupils: 1112
Opened: 06-09-2007
Ofsted: Good
Principal: Chris Brown
The Bridge Academy
Laburnum Street
London

E2 8BA
Telephone: 02077495240
Website: http://www.bridgeacademy.hackney.sch.uk/

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HeadFirstName: Chris
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SchoolSponsors (name): UBS
SchoolWebsite: http://www.bridgeacademy.hackney.sch.uk/
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Trusts (name): THE BRIDGE ACADEMY, HACKNEY
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"11 months ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"The bridges academy is not the best school however I have had some good moments .The school's bullying help is absolute shambles as the school is full to the brim with bullies. I myself have experienced horrible bullying and all they can say is that you should \"talk to me later\" or \"don't worry they will stop\". But on the bright side the education has gotten better and if you want the best for your child and a amazing uni the I recommend this school.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"The bridges academy is not the best school however I have had some good moments .The school's bullying help is absolute shambles as the school is full to the brim with bullies. I myself have experienced horrible bullying and all they can say is that you should \"talk to me later\" or \"don't worry they will stop\". But on the bright side the education has gotten better and if you want the best for your child and a amazing uni the I recommend this school.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Official Andz","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/106811366773831588432\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMRvoe-lu9Rgsoy8lDkRSn_2u1Tyre2ZFFRe8Naf5Qo6Zw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-09-08T17:54:33Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"i hate this school. tell me why i get sent out because someone is kicking my chair and i get a hour the next day because of it. you need to talk to your science teacher(miss davis) and your drama teacher (miss chatterly). they're very rude to my class especially miss davis. i asked her for tissue once and she said \"no i'm not responsible for your nose\" and she's just really rude. for miss chatterly, she's extremely racist (not going into detail). the school doesn't care about you","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"i hate this school. tell me why i get sent out because someone is kicking my chair and i get a hour the next day because of it. you need to talk to your science teacher(miss davis) and your drama teacher (miss chatterly). they're very rude to my class especially miss davis. i asked her for tissue once and she said \"no i'm not responsible for your nose\" and she's just really rude. for miss chatterly, she's extremely racist (not going into detail). the school doesn't care about you","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"ypoo","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111051832756469035995\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMTYhjqWD_iegSB91rT42uqfigG_k5ks638im1BDCfSZ2TU=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-11-21T18:17:58Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"after y11 they didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t call us back for our prom after the first covid lockdown. they took everything away from us and didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t allow half the boys of the year group to come back to sixth form. 2 years later the same year group didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t receive a prom instead they got a horrible bbq with 2\/5 food hygiene and a dead assembly which they gave out childish rewards while the current y11s are on a yacht for there end of year prom. for the year group that just finished there A levels and went through the most during covid 19, only received a bbq and a goodbye assembly. it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s embarrassing the school thought this was okay but yet again it didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t surprise us. maybe for the next y13 you can level up because that was embarrassing :)","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"after y11 they didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t call us back for our prom after the first covid lockdown. they took everything away from us and didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t allow half the boys of the year group to come back to sixth form. 2 years later the same year group didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t receive a prom instead they got a horrible bbq with 2\/5 food hygiene and a dead assembly which they gave out childish rewards while the current y11s are on a yacht for there end of year prom. for the year group that just finished there A levels and went through the most during covid 19, only received a bbq and a goodbye assembly. it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s embarrassing the school thought this was okay but yet again it didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t surprise us. maybe for the next y13 you can level up because that was embarrassing :)","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Sxhinn","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108420599102203097143\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMSD6ql--9s-HUQLX_VwIybg9K2BrmoAb_WGlC47uE2lpT8=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-07-08T01:41:52Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"My son is at year 11. It's true that the behavioural policy can be strict at times, especially in year 7, but the head and the teachers listened to the parents and put in place some changes as they realised that giving detentions for very minor issues was counterproductive. My son is happy there, he has a good rapport with the teachers and he's doing well academically. He's considering to stay for A levels. The year leader is very responsive and always got back to my emails very quickly.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My son is at year 11. It's true that the behavioural policy can be strict at times, especially in year 7, but the head and the teachers listened to the parents and put in place some changes as they realised that giving detentions for very minor issues was counterproductive. My son is happy there, he has a good rapport with the teachers and he's doing well academically. He's considering to stay for A levels. The year leader is very responsive and always got back to my emails very quickly.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"marghe milani","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115957952699827428451\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTteyJ1gi6sCzlXIPw1AaMXmK9CcD5pp8gChl8yM3elOa=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-11-15T20:47:51Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":2,"text":{"text":"The previous head teacher had a genuine passion in the education system and really got to know the kids. With his replacement comes a whole new set of challenges against the students as its mostly focused around negative disciplines. So far, i can't see any benefits to this change. Its a shame as I had a good education here up until the reshuffle in teaching staff. I've had my accounts and work deleted, and many threats of expulsion for obscure reasons, despite being one of the best students. Its in my past now, but it still breaks my heart when my younger brother dreads the same school at one time i really enjoyed being in.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"The previous head teacher had a genuine passion in the education system and really got to know the kids. With his replacement comes a whole new set of challenges against the students as its mostly focused around negative disciplines. So far, i can't see any benefits to this change. Its a shame as I had a good education here up until the reshuffle in teaching staff. I've had my accounts and work deleted, and many threats of expulsion for obscure reasons, despite being one of the best students. Its in my past now, but it still breaks my heart when my younger brother dreads the same school at one time i really enjoyed being in.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Alice Chubb","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/104331062135254282859\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtdov12DYw00a9WY5TmQSrxHY3fXvp7vYZO5EsViTqc-=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2019-01-02T17:13:22Z"}]