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Godmanchester Bridge Academy

Academy sponsor led · Godmanchester · PE29 2NL

Ages 4–11 · 271 pupils · Cambridgeshire

Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.02 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-01-28

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)61%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.3%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
188

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

1.02 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

54

Places offered

53

1st-preference offers

53

Total preferences (any rank)
90
Preferred offers (top 3)
53
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 fill86%

271 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
271
Boys / girls
145 / 126
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
271 / 315 (86%)
Free school meals
31.9%
FSM pupils
86
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
The Cam Academy Trust
Headteacher
Ms Claire Pirrie

Location

Address
2 Butcher Drive
Postcode
PE29 2NL
Town
Godmanchester
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
Huntingdon
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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, 271 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 31.9%.

Open schools in Godmanchester
1
Primary schools in Godmanchester
1
Academies among open schools in Godmanchester
100% (1)
Open schools in PE29
14
Primary in PE29
10
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.

  • Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE29 2WW · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM16.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Godmanchester Community Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE29 2AG · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM13.7%
    • Demand0.96

    0.9 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE29 1UL · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM13.3%
    • Demand0.89

    1.7 miles away

  • Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE29 1UL · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM30.2%

    1.8 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE29 1AD · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM31.8%
    • Demand0.98

    2.0 miles away

  • Stukeley Meadows Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE29 6UH · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM12.9%
    • Demand1.00

    2.2 miles away

  • Houghton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE28 2AY · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM5.7%
    • Demand1.43

    2.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Claire Pirrie
Telephone
01480276599

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