Friday Bridge Community Primary School
Maltmas Drove, Friday Bridge, Wisbech, PE14 0HW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maria-Anne Higgins
- Federation
- Fenland Schools Federation
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 110633
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945860220
About this school
Friday Bridge Community Primary School is a community primary school in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 89 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Friday Bridge Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 10 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 20% | 29% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 20% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 36% | 30% | 29% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 98.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 93.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Friday Bridge Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 20% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 29% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Friday Bridge Community Primary School compares
Friday Bridge Community Primary School ranked 187th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 29% | 6.7% | 43.6% | 89 | — |
| Elm CofE Primary School | 61% | 4.6% | 31.3% | 243 | 1.2 miles |
| Emneth Academy | 60% | 5.4% | 26.3% | 209 | 2.4 miles |
| Upwell Academy | 31% | 8.2% | 25.5% | 180 | 2.6 miles |
| Elm Road Primary School | 55% | 5.4% | 33.5% | 194 | 2.7 miles |
| Ramnoth Junior School | 57% | 6.3% | 46.6% | 340 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.56%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.73%
- Persistent absence
- 21.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elm CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Emneth Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Upwell Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Elm Road Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Ramnoth Junior School2.9 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other schools in Wisbech
Friday Bridge Community Primary School ranks 22nd of the 24 ranked primary schools in Wisbech.
- Alderman Payne Primary School Primary
- Anthony Curton CofE Primary School Primary
- Beaupre Community Primary School Primary
- Clarkson Infants School Primary
- Elm CofE Primary School Primary
- Elm Road Primary School Primary
- Emneth Academy Primary
- Gorefield Primary Academy Primary
- Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Kinderley Primary School Primary
- Leverington Primary Academy Primary
- Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Friday Bridge Community Primary School teach?
- Friday Bridge Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the headteacher of Friday Bridge Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Friday Bridge Community Primary School is Mrs Maria-Anne Higgins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Friday Bridge Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Friday Bridge Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Friday Bridge Community Primary School?
- Friday Bridge Community Primary School has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Friday Bridge Community Primary School full?
- Friday Bridge Community Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 89 on roll (75%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Friday Bridge Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Friday Bridge Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Friday Bridge Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Friday Bridge Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Friday Bridge Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Friday Bridge Community Primary School is part of the Fenland Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Friday Bridge Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 29% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Friday Bridge Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Friday Bridge Community Primary School ranked 187th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Friday Bridge Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Friday Bridge Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Friday Bridge Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Friday Bridge Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.