Bewick Bridge Community Primary School
Fulbourn Old Drift, Cambridge, CB1 9ND
222 pupils · 93% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 17 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 90% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 19% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 29 | 52 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 36 | 73 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 29 | 63 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 29 | 54 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 21 | 36 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 21 | 18 | 46 | 21 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 14 | 39 | 17 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 26 | 24 | 32 | 26 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Colville Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Spinney Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Queen Emma Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Teversham CofE VA Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Ridgefield Primary School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.