Godmanchester Bridge Academy

What the figures show

• In 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.251 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle 1.74 miles).
• The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2018, and over the years it swung sharply between some years.
• Reception 2026 had 40 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
• In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address

2 Butcher Drive, Godmanchester, PE29 2NL

Type

Academy sponsor led

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–11

Council

Cambridgeshire

Pupils on roll

271 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

31.7% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

22.1

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024

Strengths

• “They show these throughout the school day and enjoy many interesting and engaging play activities at lunchtime.”
• “Pupils come back into lessons eager and ready to learn.”
• “Staff check in on how pupils are feeling.”

To improve

• “However, on occasion, pupils do not deepen their knowledge as well as they might.”
• “However, this work is still in the early stages and is not consistently established.”
• “However, as pupils get older, they do not consistently develop the depth of their writing well enough.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

• 2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.

• St Anne's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged
• Godmanchester Community Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• Hartford Infant and Preschool 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
• Hartford Junior School 1.8 mi Standards maintained
• Huntingdon Primary School 2.0 mi Good
• Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School 2.2 mi Not judged
• Stukeley Meadows Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• Houghton Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published

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