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Friday Bridge Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Michael Elliott

location_onWisbech, PE14 0HW

language Visit Website phone 1945860220

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

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Expected Standard

29%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Friday Bridge Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Wisbech, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Friday Bridge Community Primary School is a community school in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 101 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #177 of 195 primaries in Cambridgeshire and #13,263 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 9.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 57%

Reading41% LA 73%

Writing53% LA 66%

Maths53% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading50% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing50% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths20% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.5

Read

LA 0.5

-8.8 to -2.2

-3.2

Write

LA -0.7

-6.4 to 0.1

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-6.6 to -0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading50% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.0

Read

LA 0.2

-8.3 to -1.6

-0.2

Write

LA -1.0

-3.3 to 2.9

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.4

-5.1 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 61%

Reading63% LA 75%

Writing75% LA 75%

Maths50% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA 0.2

-4.9 to 1.1

1.1

Write

LA -0.9

-1.8 to 4

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.2 to 0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

27 April 2022

Inspection Report

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03 July 2018

Inspection Report

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04 June 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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18 November 2009

Inspection Report

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21 March 2007

Inspection Report

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07 October 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-04-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-07-03

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-06-04

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

11.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

5.9%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 101 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 11.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	101	12	11.9%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	89	7	7.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	88	3	3.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	87	4	4.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	83	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	89	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	89	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	86	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	96	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	97	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	97	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	98	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	96	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	99	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	102	1	1.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	97	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	99	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	101	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	108	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	113	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	109	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	110	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	108	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	107	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Friday Bridge Community Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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