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Benwick Primary School

Community school · March · PE15 0XA

Ages 4–11 · 105 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

38%

Overall absence

4.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-07-11

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)38%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
98.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.5%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
93

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill75%

105 pupils · 140 places

Pupils on roll
105
Boys / girls
54 / 51
School capacity
140
Capacity fill
105 / 140 (75%)
Free school meals
28.8%
FSM pupils
30
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Clare Talbot

Location

Address
High Street, Benwick
Postcode
PE15 0XA
Town
March
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Fenland
Constituency
North East Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in March, Cambridgeshire, 105 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 28.8%.

Open schools in March
9
Primary schools in March
7
Academies among open schools in March
67% (6)
Open schools in PE15
10
Primary in PE15
8
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Clare Talbot
Telephone
01354677266
Website
http://www.benwick.cambs.sch.uk

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