Huntingdon Federation Nursery School
Nursery · Huntingdon · PE29 1AD
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 7 November 2023
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88 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 3.6% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 54.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 19.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 110598
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Good on 7 November 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 88 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 38% (Cambridgeshire 66%, England 60%) · Any other White background 23% (Cambridgeshire 11%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 9% (Cambridgeshire 1%, England 5%) · Black African 7% (Cambridgeshire 3%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 6% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Cambridgeshire 3%, England 3%) · Not recorded 2% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Cambridgeshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Cambridgeshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Cambridgeshire 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Cambridgeshire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Cambridgeshire 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
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Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 68% (79%) · premises 5% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (5%) · supplies and services 5% (8%) · educational supplies 1% (2%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 1% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve -£268,742; in-year balance +£4,958
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 7 November 2023: Good
- 30 March 2022: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- 8 December 2016: Yes - improving (outstanding)
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 5/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 4/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 24.5% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 23.4% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 24.1% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 28% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 43.8% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 48.1% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 40.7% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 10.9% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 10.3% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 10% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 11.1% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 30.6% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018143 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £230,000349 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £182,500–£280,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 15an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 7an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted