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Bewick Bridge Community Primary School

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

personMs Amy Luu

location_onCambridge, CB1 9ND

language Visit Website phone 1223508772

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

213

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Expected Standard

90%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bewick Bridge Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Cambridge, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bewick Bridge Community Primary School is a community school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 218 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 90% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 19% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #29 of 195 primaries in Cambridgeshire and #3,394 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. 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.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

90%

LA 57%

Reading90% LA 73%

Writing90% LA 66%

Maths90% LA 71%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading83% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.5

-0.7 to 4.4

3.7

Write

LA -0.7

1.2 to 6.2

4.3

Maths

LA -0.2

1.9 to 6.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading74% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.2

-1.6 to 3.2

1.8

Write

LA -1.0

-0.4 to 4.0

4.3

Maths

LA -0.4

2.2 to 6.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 61%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing56% LA 75%

Maths70% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

Write

LA -0.9

Maths

LA -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 December 2021

Inspection Report

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13 December 2017

Inspection Report

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13 June 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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09 October 2008

Inspection Report

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06 December 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-12-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-12-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-06-13

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 218 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	227	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	213	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	215	2	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	191	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	190	2	1.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	213	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	234	2	0.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	234	5	2.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	238	5	2.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	250	3	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	267	3	1.1%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	276	7	2.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	293	10	3.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	290	7	2.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	299	9	3.0%	0.5%

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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils