Best Schools in Huntingdon

How many schools are there in Huntingdon?

Huntingdon has 36 open schools: 29 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent, 1 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Huntingdon are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Huntingdon was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Spring Common Academy. Counting Good as well, 94% of the 33 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Spring Common Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Huntingdon get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Huntingdon with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Hinchingbrooke School, with an Attainment 8 score of 49 and 49% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Sawtry Village Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.9 and 46% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St Peter's School, with an Attainment 8 score of 39.3 and 34% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Hinchingbrooke SchoolSawtry Village AcademySt Peter's School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Huntingdon have the best SATs results?

Of the 26 primary schools in Huntingdon with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Kimbolton Primary Academy (100% in reading, 100% in maths); and Bury CofE Primary School (90% in reading, 87% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Abbots Ripton CofE Primary SchoolKimbolton Primary AcademyBury CofE Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Huntingdon?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Huntingdon selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Huntingdon?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Cambridgeshire published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Hinchingbrooke School, 6.669 miles for 2024 entry; Sawtry Village Academy, 5.018 miles for 2024 entry; St Peter's School, 4.988 miles for 2024 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Hinchingbrooke SchoolSawtry Village AcademySt Peter's School

Source: Cambridgeshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Huntingdon?

Apply to your council - Cambridgeshire or Bedford, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.