Bewick Bridge Community Primary SchoolCherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cambridge.

Summary of the comparison

Bewick Bridge Community Primary School and Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • Bewick Bridge Community Primary School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bewick Bridge Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bewick Bridge Community Primary School was judged strong and Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 90.0% for Bewick Bridge Community Primary School and 52.0% for Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bewick Bridge Community Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 90.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bewick Bridge Community Primary School versus Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeBewick Bridge Community Primary SchoolCambridgeCherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100Stronger figureC64/100
Local ranking2nd of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure58th of 210 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll218 183
Capacity240 180
LocationCambridge, CB1 9ND Cambridge, CB1 9HH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard90.0% Stronger figure52.0% 62.0%
At higher standard19.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census218 183
Free school meals (ever 6)15.3% 26.3%
English as an additional language43.1% 47.0%
SEN support6.4% 14.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.7% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.2% Stronger figure5.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.2% Stronger figure16.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bewick Bridge Community Primary School

Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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