Valley Bridge School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Church Lane, Whaddon, Gloucester, GL4 0UFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Valley Bridge School is a special school in Gloucester for ages 6 to 19. It is one of the 329 schools in Gloucestershire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in May 2025.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 20 May 2025, report published 6 July 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
54 pupils on roll, with places for 120
Schools near Valley Bridge School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belong School Gloucestershire | 0.1 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 4.0 |
| Brookthorpe Hall School | 1 mile | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| The Milestone School | 4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Brook Academy | 4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
| The Shrubberies School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 6 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Andrew Vinton
- Phone
- 01452227300
- Address
- Church Lane, Whaddon, Gloucester, GL4 0UF
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- URN
- 150712
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.