The Bridge School
Academy special converter school in London (Islington).
Location
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The Bridge School is a special school located in London, Islington. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. The Headteacher is Stephen Chatterjee.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
22 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Leadership
- Outreach
- Bridge Charity
- Our Work in Action
- Facilities
- Hungerford School
- Satellite School
- Integrated Learning Space
- The Bridge Easton School
- Fen Rivers
- Pooles Park
- Training Development Training
- Bespoke Consultancy
- PGCE
- Autism Education Trust
- Apprenticeships
and 6 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 143217
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Islington
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (9 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Howard Taylor | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr George Batten | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jessica Hawley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Kavisha Leelasena | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Kathy De Weerd | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jackie Humphrey | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dhushy Thushyanthan | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stephen Chatterjee | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mr Matt Lake | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2017 | |
| Ms Claudia Sciumbata Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Kwame Darko-Obiri Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Natasha Jackson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Jessica Hawley Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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