Bewick Bridge Community Primary SchoolThe Spinney Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Bewick Bridge Community Primary School and The Spinney Primary School are primary schools in Cambridge.

  • Bewick Bridge Community Primary School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Spinney Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Bewick Bridge Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bewick Bridge Community Primary School was judged strong and The Spinney Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • 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 69.0% for The Spinney 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 The Spinney Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bewick Bridge Community Primary School versus The Spinney Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeBewick Bridge Community Primary SchoolCambridgeThe Spinney Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100Stronger figureB77/100
Local ranking2nd of 210 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure5th of 210 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll218 187
Capacity240 210
LocationCambridge, CB1 9ND Cambridge, CB1 9PB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard90.0% Stronger figure69.0% 62.0%
At higher standard19.0% 31.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 110.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census218 187
Free school meals (ever 6)15.3% 8.0%
English as an additional language43.1% 43.9%
SEN support6.4% 12.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.7% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.2% Stronger figure3.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.2% Stronger figure9.8% 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

The Spinney Primary School

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