New Bridge School
Academy special converter school in Oldham (Oldham).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).New Bridge School is a special school located in Oldham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. The Headteacher is Gavin Lyons.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Swimming
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 138697
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (7 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Andrea Greenwood | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Kayleigh Griva | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Tony Morris | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Emma O'Donnell | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Emma Scott | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Farah Ohtman Sheref | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Gavin Lyons | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mr Stuart Ralston Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ruhel Ahmed Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Catherine Williams Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Andrea Greenwood Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Donna Ward Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record