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Bewick Bridge Community Primary School

Community school · Cambridge · CB1 9ND

Ages 4–11 · 222 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Strong standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

83%

Overall absence

3.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Strong standard

Inspection date

2026-04-14

  • AchievementStrong standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)83%
Higher standard (RWM)21%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
112.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.7%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
174

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
63
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

222 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
222
Boys / girls
106 / 116
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
222 / 240 (93%)
Free school meals
12.2%
FSM pupils
27
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
Mr Thomas Sapsford

Location

Address
Fulbourn Old Drift, Cherry Hinton
Postcode
CB1 9ND
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Cambridge
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to 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 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 222 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.2%.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Primary schools in Cambridge
78
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB1
23
Primary in CB1
11
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in CambridgeNear CB1

  • Colville Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB1 9EJ · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM26.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • The Spinney Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB1 9PB · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM9.0%
    • Demand0.91

    0.6 miles away

  • Queen Emma Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB1 8QY · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM19.1%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

  • Teversham CofE VA Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB1 9AZ · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM39.8%
    • Demand0.94

    1.1 miles away

  • Ridgefield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB1 3RL · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM21.5%
    • Demand1.34

    1.3 miles away

  • Queen Edith Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB1 8QP · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM15.1%
    • Demand0.94

    1.3 miles away

  • St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB1 3DR · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM29.8%
    • Demand0.81

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Thomas Sapsford
Telephone
01223508772
Website
http://www.bewickbridge.co.uk

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