Great Staughton Primary Academy, St Neots
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Great Staughton Primary Academy excels at helping every child succeed, regardless of their starting point. Teachers are exceptionally well-trained and skilled at explaining complex ideas clearly, breaking learning into manageable steps and quickly spotting when children need extra help. The school creates a warm, inclusive community where pupils are happy, respectful and confident - ready for secondary school and life beyond.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve significantly above national averages, especially in phonics screening and writing
- Attendance is well above national average with very low rates of persistent absence
- Teachers have excellent subject knowledge and consistently check pupil understanding, quickly addressing misconceptions
- Ambitious, well-designed curriculum that builds knowledge logically and revisits prior learning
- Highly inclusive school where all pupils, including disadvantaged and those with SEND, make excellent progress and feel safe
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Careers week with visiting professionals, school council, leadership roles, annual choir event at public venues, zoo visits, botanical gardens visits, Royal Opera House trips, residential opportunities, clubs and activities for wellbeing and skill development
Great Staughton Primary Academy is a small village school that achieves strong results across all areas. Pupils make excellent progress from early years through Year 6, with particularly strong achievement in reading, writing and mathematics.
At a Glance
15.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 78%. Maths has declined from 90% to 78%. Writing has remained stable at around 78%.
Class Sizes
15.0
Avg class size
14.5
Infant (KS1)
20.5
KS2
5
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
49%
Available places
80 pupils
164 capacity
84 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - St Neots
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for St Neots
Admissions Demand - Cambridgeshire
Places available
8,190
Applications
6,413
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Cambridgeshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(5)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
2.3566%
Overall absence
0%
Persistent absence
68
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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