Spring Common Academy
Academy special converter · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
American Lane, Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 17/06/2025
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
86.0%
40.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
211
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
209 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Leigh Aitken
- Address
- American Lane, Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
- Phone
- 01480377403
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- Huntingdon North · Huntingdon
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 142557
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 50% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
211 pupils · 209 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
17 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement - 24
09 May 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 189 pupils
Attendance
86.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
14.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
40.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
7.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 17 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.