Bewick Bridge Community Primary School

About Bewick Bridge Community Primary School

Bewick Bridge Community Primary School’s Key Stage 2 results put it well ahead of the Cambridgeshire average for primary schools. While the local authority average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths sits at 58%, Bewick Bridge achieved 83% in the 2023/24 academic year. That gap of 25 percentage points is significant and places the school first out of 26 primaries in Cambridge, and sixth across the whole of Cambridgeshire when ranked by the same metric. Nationally, it sits in the top 7% of all primary schools. The school’s Progress 8 scores aren’t available, but the raw attainment data tells a clear story: this is a school where most children are meeting or exceeding the benchmarks that matter for secondary readiness.

Digging into the detail, the school’s performance is strong across all three core subjects. In reading, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard and 48% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 110. Maths tells a similar story: 86% at expected, 48% at higher, and an average score of 110. Writing is slightly behind but still solid, with 86% at expected and 24% at the higher level. Overall, 21% of pupils hit the higher standard across all three subjects. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2021, rated it Good across the board — a clear improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2017. Behaviour, personal development, leadership and early years provision all received Good grades, suggesting the school has stabilised and is now performing reliably well.

Bewick Bridge is a relatively small primary with 218 pupils against a capacity of 240, and it’s clearly popular: for 2025/26 admissions, it received 73 applications for 30 places, with 36 first-preference applications and an oversubscription ratio of 2.43. The school offers a range of facilities including a library, gymnasium, dining hall, sensory room and art studios, plus sports like football, cricket, swimming and athletics. Clubs include book club, drama, choir and science club. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 13.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the intake is slightly above the national average for primary schools. This is a school that suits families who value strong academic outcomes in a community-focused setting, but given the oversubscription, early application is essential.

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