Community school · Cambridgeshire

Bewick Bridge Community Primary School

4–11Ages
222Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110746URN

Fulbourn Old Drift, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

52 applications for 30 places · 80th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 17 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
8 December 2021
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	52	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2025	30	73	2.4	36	1.20
Sep 2024	29	63	2.2	29	1.00
Sep 2023	29	54	1.9	29	1.00
Sep 2022	21	36	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2021	21	46	2.2	18	0.86
Sep 2020	18	39	2.2	14	0.78
Sep 2019	26	32	1.2	24	0.92
Sep 2018	22	51	2.3	14	0.64
Sep 2017	40	74	1.9	29	0.73
Sep 2016	30	42	1.4	21	0.70
Sep 2015	41	64	1.6	33	0.80
Sep 2014	50	78	1.6	38	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%5th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard62%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard57%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	90%	19%	110	110
2023/24	83%	21%	110	110
2022/23	76%	17%	106	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bewick Bridge Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
0.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Colville Primary School
0.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
The Spinney Primary School
0.9 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Queen Emma Primary School
1.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Teversham CofE VA Primary School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ridgefield Primary School
2.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Queen Edith Primary School
2.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School
2.3 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.2applications per place 26%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110746 · 873/2312
Capacity: 240 pupils · 222 on roll
Free school meals: 12.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Fulbourn Old Drift, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9ND
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources