Benwick Primary School

About Benwick Primary School

Benwick Primary School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2019. The school now holds Good marks across all five inspection categories, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. On the most informative exam metric available, Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 44% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits below the Cambridgeshire local authority average of 58%, placing Benwick 162nd out of 210 primary schools in the county. In the more localised Fenland district, the school ranks 21st out of 28, putting it in the bottom half of its immediate area. The school’s ranking score of 44 places it in the bottom 50% nationally, at the 87th percentile.

Digging deeper into the individual subject scores, the picture is mixed. In writing, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard, which is a strong result. Reading and maths were weaker, with 44% and 63% respectively meeting the expected standard. At the higher standard, no pupils achieved that level in writing or the combined measure, while 13% did so in maths and 19% in reading. The average scaled scores were 102 for maths and 103 for reading, both just above the national baseline of 100. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The Ofsted report noted that behaviour and attitudes are Good, and the school has a relatively high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 28.6%, which is well above the national average and may partly explain the attainment gap.

Benwick Primary is a small village school with 98 pupils on roll against a capacity of 140, so there is room for growth. It was oversubscribed for 2025/26 entry, receiving 15 applications for 12 places, with all 12 first-preference families offered a spot. The school offers a range of facilities including a sensory room, ICT suite, art studios, music rooms, and a chapel. Sports include football, gymnastics, tennis and netball, and clubs cover gardening, art and book club. The SEND provision is broad, covering moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health, speech language and communication, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. This is a school that has turned around its Ofsted rating and now offers a stable, Good-rated environment, particularly suited to families in the Fenland area who value a small, inclusive primary with strong writing outcomes and a supportive SEND offer.

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