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Friday Bridge Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Cambridgeshire

Maltmas Drove, Wisbech, PE14 0HW

Website 01945860220

20

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 27/04/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.3%

21.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

89

Capacity used

Has space

75%

119 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

16 of 16 families who put it first got an offer

16

Places offered

27

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1616● 100%
2nd preference60● 0%
3rd preference50● 0%
Total271659%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Maria-Anne Higgins
Address
Maltmas Drove, Friday Bridge, Wisbech, PE14 0HW
Phone
01945860220
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Ward / constituency
Elm & Christchurch · North East Cambridgeshire
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
110633

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals44%——
English as additional language6%——
SEN support36%——
54% boys (48)46% girls (41)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

89 pupils · 119 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    27 April 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 95 pupils

Attendance

93.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

21.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
20/21
34%
21/22
19%
22/23
20%
23/24
21%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths20%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard29%
-33% vs England
Higher standard6%
-2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard41%
-34% vs England
Higher standard6%
-27% vs England
Average score97
-9 vs England

Writing

Expected standard53%
-19% vs England
Greater depth12%
-1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard53%
-21% vs England
Higher standard6%
-20% vs England
Average score98
-7 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard29%
-44% vs England
Higher standard12%
-18% vs England
Average score97
-8 vs England

Science

Expected standard65%
-17% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

432019362023202024292025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)29%61%
Higher standard6%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Cambridgeshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.