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Friday Bridge Community Primary School

Community school · Wisbech · PE14 0HW

Ages 4–11 · 89 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

36%

Overall absence

5.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-04-27

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)36%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
99.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
97.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.3%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.8%
Enrolments in measure
79

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%

89 pupils · 119 places

Pupils on roll
89
Boys / girls
48 / 41
School capacity
119
Capacity fill
89 / 119 (75%)
Free school meals
43.8%
FSM pupils
39
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
Federation
Fenland Schools Federation
Headteacher
Mrs Maria-Anne Higgins

Location

Address
Maltmas Drove, Friday Bridge
Postcode
PE14 0HW
Town
Wisbech
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Fenland
Constituency
North East Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, 89 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 43.8%.

Open schools in Wisbech
39
Primary schools in Wisbech
26
Academies among open schools in Wisbech
51% (20)
Open schools in PE14
17
Primary in PE14
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.

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  • Elm CofE Primary School

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    • KS265%
    • Absence5.4%

    1.2 miles away

  • Emneth Academy

    Ofsted: Good

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    Wisbech · PE14 8AY · Norfolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.5%

    2.4 miles away

  • Upwell Academy

    Ofsted: Needs attention

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence7.3%

    2.6 miles away

  • Elm Road Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.2%

    2.7 miles away

  • Ramnoth Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence6.0%

    2.9 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Maria-Anne Higgins
Telephone
01945860220
Website
www.fridaybridge.cambs.sch.uk

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