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Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School

Primary · Huntingdon · PE28 9JR

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Good

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.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 13 December 2023

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At a glance

229 pupils · 78% of 292 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
16.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.fenstantonandhiltonschool.com
URN
110676

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 41 families named it first for 40 Reception places, 1.02 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 5.18 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 6 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2016 to 2026. Ofsted last graded it Good on 13 December 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.02 first-choice applications per place

40 places offered · 41 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 5.18 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 5.18 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

26 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
35%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school35%
Median of its 12 closest peers72.5%
Cambridgeshire average60.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Otford Primary SchoolSevenoaks · 69 miles awayGood63%
St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough · 161 miles awayNo current grade89%
St James' Church of England Primary School, ClitheroeCLITHEROE · 145 miles awayNo current grade51%
Christ The King RC Primary SchoolManchester · 128 miles awayGood (2016)89%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and NurseryCanvey Island · 61 miles awayGood74%
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolLewes · 98 miles awayGood67%
East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBradford · 121 miles awayExpected standard71%
Sedlescombe Church of England Primary SchoolBATTLE · 98 miles awayGood79%
Norton Junior SchoolDoncaster · 103 miles awayGood56%
Hollywell Primary SchoolNottingham · 70 miles awayGood80%
Nunthorpe Primary AcademyMiddlesbrough · 161 miles awayOutstanding74%
Barnacre Road Primary SchoolLongridge · 150 miles awayInadequate41%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 88% (Cambridgeshire 66%, England 60%) · Black African 4% (Cambridgeshire 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Cambridgeshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Cambridgeshire 11%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Cambridgeshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Cambridgeshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Cambridgeshire 3%, England 3%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

8.93 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cambridgeshire: 4.55 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

54.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,127; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,304
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 67% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £104,449; in-year balance -£13,733

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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

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher35.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work42.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier79.5%62.3%
Social housing8.7%17.1%
Privately rented11.9%20.5%
Detached houses39.4%22.9%
Flats3.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms31.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van6.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018130 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£355,000103 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£280,000–£447,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (50)£447,500
Semi-detached (33)£292,000
Terraced (15)£287,000
Flat (5)£165,000

Homes around this school are dearer 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
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
1a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

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

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