Godmanchester Bridge Academy, Godmanchester

In its own words: "When children join our school, they join one of our four houses Neptune (blue), Luna (yellow), Minerva (green) and Jupiter (red). Our houses are named after four of the Roman Gods because our school is located close to Ermine street which is a major Roman road in England that ran from London (Londinium) to Lincoln (Lindum Colonia) and York (Eboracum)."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Godmanchester Bridge Academy, we are proud to be a school that strives for excellence in every aspect of education. Our dedicated staff work hard to create an inclusive, stimulating and supportive environment where every child feels valued and inspired to achieve their very best."

The school runs after-school care.

On phones, the school says: "Mobile phones brought to the club must be handed to staff on arrival."

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Godmanchester Bridge Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 94% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Godmanchester Bridge Academy as their first choice and 74 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 10 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Godmanchester Bridge Academy are St Anne's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 80% maths); Godmanchester Community Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); Hartford Infant and Preschool (1.7 miles, Good); and Hartford Junior School (1.8 miles, Good, 64% reading, 74% maths).

Godmanchester Bridge Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Godmanchester Bridge Academy is one of 17 schools run by The Cam Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

55 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Godmanchester Bridge Academy (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 48% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (48%).

In 2026, 37 pupils (13.7%) received SEN support and 21 (7.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Huntingdon Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is London Road (opposite), 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, Godmanchester Bridge Academy issued 6 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.