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St John's CofE Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cambridgeshire

Sallowbush Road, Huntingdon, PE29 7LA

Website 01480375026

71

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.8%

12.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

299

Capacity used

Has space

71%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

35 of 35 families who put it first got an offer

37

Places offered

57

Total applications

1.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3535● 100%
2nd preference151● 7%
3rd preference70● 0%
Total573663%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Rebecca Soper
Address
Sallowbush Road, Huntingdon, PE29 7LA
Phone
01480375026
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Ward / constituency
Huntingdon North · Huntingdon
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
144289

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals33%——
English as additional language46%——
SEN support9%——
51% boys (151)49% girls (148)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: GRACE SCHOOLS

299 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    24 March 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsExpected standard
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 21

    20 October 2021

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 301 pupils

Attendance

94.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
20/21
22%
21/22
17%
22/23
20%
23/24
12%
24/25

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 (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths71%——
Higher standard7%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard62%
+0% vs England
Higher standard3%
-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard72%
-3% vs England
Higher standard31%
-2% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard67%
-5% vs England
Greater depth3%
-10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard76%
+2% vs England
Higher standard19%
-7% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard62%
-11% vs England
Higher standard9%
-21% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard72%
-10% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

682019732023712024622025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)62%61%
Higher standard3%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Cambridgeshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

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.