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Huntingdon Academy

Primary · Nottingham · NG3 4AY

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 24 September 2024

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At a glance

434 pupils · 103% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
49.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
41.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.leadacademytrust.co.uk/
URN
137550

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 33 families named it first for 37 Reception places, 0.89 first choices per place. At its inspection on 24 September 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.89 first-choice applications per place

37 places offered · 33 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
93%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
12%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
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 school93%
Median of its 12 closest peers58.5%
Nottingham average62.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Stoke Heath Primary SchoolCoventry · 40 miles awayGood68%
Hunslet Moor Primary SchoolLeeds · 59 miles awayGood44%
Stechford Primary SchoolBirmingham · 43 miles awayGood58%
Canterbury Cross Primary SchoolBirmingham · 44 miles awayNo current grade67%
William Stockton Community Primary SchoolEllesmere Port · 76 miles awayExpected standard63%
Unity Primary AcademyColchester · 115 miles awayGood70%
Luton Primary SchoolChatham · 131 miles awayGood36%
Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · under 1 mile awayNo current grade77%
Hollymount SchoolWorcester · 69 miles awayGood59%
Middleton Primary SchoolLeeds · 57 miles awayGood53%
Oasis Academy Skinner StreetGillingham · 130 miles awayNeeds attention52%
SS Mary & John Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham · 43 miles awayGood57%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other ethnic group 19% (Nottingham 5%, England 3%) · White British 17% (Nottingham 34%, England 60%) · Any other Asian background 16% (Nottingham 4%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 10% (Nottingham 5%, England 3%) · Black African 10% (Nottingham 12%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 6% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 5% (Nottingham 7%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 5% (Nottingham 5%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Nottingham 11%, England 5%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Nottingham 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Nottingham 6%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Nottingham 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Nottingham 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Nottingham 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 0%

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)
5.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.68 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Nottingham: 2.95 suspensions and 0.05 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
20.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

52.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.8 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 £52,630; 23.8% 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 (2024-25)

This school£7,016
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£158,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher25.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications28.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work15.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways32.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier30.3%62.3%
Social housing53.6%17.1%
Privately rented15.5%20.5%
Detached houses4.4%22.9%
Flats40.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms5.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van54.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013958 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£161,000290 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£115,000–£203,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (12)£261,000
Semi-detached (33)£230,000
Terraced (95)£181,000
Flat (150)£126,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of 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
17an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
141an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
33an 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

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