Houghton Primary School

Huntingdonshire · PE28 2AY

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 177 pupils, 5.7% FSM

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Houghton Primary School

General Information

Address: Chapel Lane, Houghton, Huntingdon, PE28 2AY – View on map
Phone: 01480463398
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Spencer
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 28 families put it first for 29 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 12 · 2024 14 · 2025 9 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

177 pupils out of 210 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 10
% eligible for free school meals: 5.7%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Huntingdonshire average)
English as an additional language: 5% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 11.5% a year (Huntingdonshire 15.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 17% moved to another school, 83% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Cambridgeshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 9 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Cambridgeshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 9.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 72% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 14 percentage points above the Huntingdonshire average (59%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 76% against an expected 64%)
3-year average (expected standard): 76%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 86% · Writing 72% · Maths 86% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 83%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 107
Based on: 29 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolHuntingdonshire averageEngland↘ Falling Down 14 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 14 percentage points above the Huntingdonshire average (59%).

Year 6 SATs: 10th of 54 junior and primary schools in the area

#8Crosshall Junior School75%
#9Somersham Primary School74%
#10Houghton Primary School72%
=11Folksworth CofE Primary School70%
=11St Anne's CofE Primary School70%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School94%
#2Ermine Street Church Academy84%
#3Kimbolton Primary Academy83%
=4Bury CofE Primary School81%
=4The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane Proby81%
#6Earith Primary School78%
#7Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School77%
#8Crosshall Junior School75%
#9Somersham Primary School74%
#10Houghton Primary School72%
=11Folksworth CofE Primary School70%
=11St Anne's CofE Primary School70%
=13Alconbury CofE Primary School68%
=13Godmanchester Community Academy68%
=13Offord Primary School68%
=16Brington CofE Primary School67%
=16Great Staughton Primary Academy67%
#18Hemingford Grey Primary School66%
=19Fourfields Community Primary School65%
=19Great Paxton CofE Primary School65%
=19Stilton Church of England Primary Academy65%
=22Huntingdon Primary School64%
=22Spaldwick Primary School64%
=24Bushmead Primary School63%
=24Cromwell Academy63%
=24Holywell CofE Primary School63%
=24The Ashbeach Primary School63%
#28St John's CofE Primary School62%
=29Middlefield Primary Academy61%
=29Thorndown Primary School61%
#31The Round House Primary Academy60%
=32Holme CofE Primary School59%
=32Winhills Primary Academy59%
=32Wintringham Primary Academy59%
=35Godmanchester Bridge Academy57%
=35Wheatfields Primary School57%
#37Buckden CofE Primary School56%
#38St Helen's Primary School55%
=39Brampton Village Primary School53%
=39Ramsey Junior School53%
#41Sawtry Junior Academy50%
=42Eynesbury CofE C Primary School48%
=42Hartford Junior School48%
=42Warboys Primary Academy48%
=42Westfield Junior School48%
=46Priory Junior School45%
=46Upwood Primary Academy45%
#48Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School41%
#49William de Yaxley Church of England Academy40%
#50Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School39%
=51Farcet CofE (C) Primary School38%
=51Stukeley Meadows Primary School38%
#53Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School35%
#54Little Paxton Primary School28%

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19th of 37 primary schools in Huntingdonshire for Ofsted rating

#17Hemingford Grey Primary SchoolGood
#18Holme CofE Primary SchoolGood
#19Houghton Primary SchoolGood
#20Huntingdon Primary SchoolGood
#21Kimbolton Primary AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Barnabas Oley CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Somersham Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Abbots Ripton CofE Primary SchoolGood
#4Brampton Village Primary SchoolGood
#5Brington CofE Primary SchoolGood
#6Bury CofE Primary SchoolGood
#7Earith Primary SchoolGood
#8Ermine Street Church AcademyGood
#9Eynesbury CofE C Primary SchoolGood
#10Farcet CofE (C) Primary SchoolGood
#11Fenstanton and Hilton Primary SchoolGood
#12Folksworth CofE Primary SchoolGood
#13Fourfields Community Primary SchoolGood
#14Godmanchester Bridge AcademyGood
#15Godmanchester Community AcademyGood
#16Great Paxton CofE Primary SchoolGood
#17Hemingford Grey Primary SchoolGood
#18Holme CofE Primary SchoolGood
#19Houghton Primary SchoolGood
#20Huntingdon Primary SchoolGood
#21Kimbolton Primary AcademyGood
#22Little Paxton Primary SchoolGood
#23Offord Primary SchoolGood
#24St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#25St Helen's Primary SchoolGood
#26St Mary's Church of England Primary School St NeotsGood
#27Stilton Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#28Stukeley Meadows Primary SchoolGood
#29The Ashbeach Primary SchoolGood
#30The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane ProbyGood
#31The Round House Primary AcademyGood
#32Thorndown Primary SchoolGood
#33Upwood Primary AcademyGood
#34Winhills Primary AcademyGood
#35Wintringham Primary AcademyGood
#36Wyton on the Hill Community Primary SchoolGood
#37Warboys Primary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,680 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

22nd of 48 primary schools in Huntingdonshire for spending per pupil

#20Alconbury CofE Primary School£6,967
#21St Anne's CofE Primary School£6,799
#22Houghton Primary School£6,680
#23Hemingford Grey Primary School£6,677
#24Little Paxton Primary School£6,574

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School£8,937
#2Great Staughton Primary Academy£8,842
#3St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots£8,770
#4Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School£8,765
#5Great Paxton CofE Primary School£8,744
#6Spaldwick Primary School£8,168
#7Brington CofE Primary School£8,144
#8Kimbolton Primary Academy£8,093
#9Offord Primary School£8,057
#10Farcet CofE (C) Primary School£7,942
#11Winhills Primary Academy£7,829
#12The Ashbeach Primary School£7,769
#13Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School£7,612
#14Folksworth CofE Primary School£7,435
#15Wintringham Primary Academy£7,392
#16Godmanchester Community Academy£7,331
#17Earith Primary School£7,302
#18Thorndown Primary School£7,128
#19Wheatfields Primary School£7,011
#20Alconbury CofE Primary School£6,967
#21St Anne's CofE Primary School£6,799
#22Houghton Primary School£6,680
#23Hemingford Grey Primary School£6,677
#24Little Paxton Primary School£6,574
#25Holywell CofE Primary School£6,572
#26Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School£6,535
#27Bushmead Primary School£6,490
#28Huntingdon Primary School£6,466
#29St John's CofE Primary School£6,457
#30The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane Proby£6,437
#31Eynesbury CofE C Primary School£6,420
#32Fourfields Community Primary School£6,364
#33Stukeley Meadows Primary School£6,357
#34Brampton Village Primary School£6,328
#35Godmanchester Bridge Academy£6,300
#36Cromwell Academy£6,272
#37Holme CofE Primary School£6,259
#38Buckden CofE Primary School£6,165
#39Somersham Primary School£6,158
#40Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School£6,101
#41St Helen's Primary School£5,984
#42The Round House Primary Academy£5,926
#43Upwood Primary Academy£5,785
#44Middlefield Primary Academy£5,777
#45Stilton Church of England Primary Academy£5,761
#46Ermine Street Church Academy£5,401
#47Warboys Primary Academy£5,239
#48Bury CofE Primary School£5,059

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