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Harston and Newton Primary School

Primary · Cambridge · CB22 7PX

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 4 May 2023

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At a glance

117 pupils · 94% of 125 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
12% of pupils
English as additional language
19.7% of pupils
SEN support
16.2% of pupils
EHC plan
3.4% of pupils
Website
www.harstonnewton.cambs.sch.uk/
URN
151048

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.07 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 16 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
2.8%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.1%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£5,624
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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