SCHOOL PROFILE

Godmanchester Bridge Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 141690
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 December 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 271 270 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 126 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 145 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.7%
6.9 pts above England
School 31.7%
Huntingdonshire 21.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

20.7%
0.4 pts above England
School 20.7%
Huntingdonshire 12.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.0%
2.0 pts above England
School 3.0%
Huntingdonshire 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
66.8%
181
Any other White background
7.4%
20
African
4.1%
11
Indian
3.3%
9
White and Black Caribbean
3.0%
8
Unclassified
2.6%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.4% 58 of 271 pupils
0.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.4%
Huntingdonshire 18.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.7% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 1.1 pts below
EHC plans 7.8% 21 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 17
No specialist assessment yet 11
Speech, language & communication 11
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Specific learning difficulty 6
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Huntingdonshire 58.2%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Huntingdonshire 74.0%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

64.0%

6.3 pts below England

School 64.0%
Huntingdonshire 67.1%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
Huntingdonshire 70.8%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.48%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.74 pts lower than England
School 5.48%
Huntingdonshire 5.67%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.06%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.76 pts lower than England
School 11.06%
Huntingdonshire 12.94%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.44%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.36 pts lower than England
School 1.44%
Huntingdonshire 1.85%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

86.0% 2.2 pts below England
Godmanchester Bridge Academy
86.0%
Huntingdonshire
83.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information