School admissions in Huntingdon

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 25 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Huntingdon in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 25 schools in Huntingdon first 842 times for 847 places: 0.99 first choices per place. 6 of the 25 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School, to 5.18 miles.

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Huntingdon first 761 times for 720 places: 1.06 first choices per place. 2 of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2021 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Hinchingbrooke School, to 0.87 miles.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

25 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Abbots Ripton CofE Primary SchoolHuntingdon	1.47	17	not published
St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolHuntingdon	1.10	30	not published
Sawtry Infants' SchoolHuntingdon	1.07	70	1.699 miles 2022
Brampton Village Primary SchoolHuntingdon	1.06	90	not published
Alconbury CofE Primary SchoolHuntingdon	1.03	30	1.723 miles 2023
Fenstanton and Hilton Primary SchoolHuntingdon	1.02	40	5.18 miles 2026
Earith Primary SchoolHuntingdon	1.00	12	0.237 miles 2022
Kimbolton Primary AcademyHuntingdon	1.00	9	not published
The Ashbeach Primary SchoolHuntingdon	1.00	13	2.786 miles 2025
Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery SchoolHuntingdon	1.00	23	not published
Upwood Primary AcademyHuntingdon	1.00	25	1.563 miles 2023
Ramsey Spinning Infant SchoolHuntingdon	0.99	88	not published
Huntingdon Primary SchoolHuntingdon	0.98	48	not published
Warboys Primary AcademyHuntingdon	0.98	41	not published
Hemingford Grey Primary SchoolHuntingdon	0.97	33	not published
Houghton Primary SchoolHuntingdon	0.97	29	2.216 miles 2023
Hartford Infant and PreschoolHuntingdon	0.94	36	not published
St John's CofE Primary SchoolHuntingdon	0.94	34	not published
Wyton on the Hill Community Primary SchoolHuntingdon	0.94	17	not published
Stukeley Meadows Primary SchoolHuntingdon	0.91	43	0.888 miles 2020
Bury CofE Primary SchoolHuntingdon	0.90	30	0.927 miles 2025
Godmanchester Community AcademyHuntingdon	0.89	55	0.876 miles 2025
Cromwell AcademyHuntingdon	0.89	18	not published
Eileen Wade Primary SchoolHuntingdon	0.83	6	not published
Spaldwick Primary SchoolHuntingdon	0.80	10	not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

3 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Hinchingbrooke SchoolHuntingdon	1.29	329	0.869 miles 2021
Sawtry Village AcademyHuntingdon	1.05	173	not published
St Peter's SchoolHuntingdon	0.72	218	not published