Hartford Junior School, Huntingdon
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hartford Junior School creates a calm, respectful environment where pupils are genuinely happy and eager to learn. Teachers have excellent subject knowledge and pupils make strong progress, especially in reading and maths. The school goes the extra mile to widen children's experiences and build their confidence through activities like residential visits, choir performances, and learning from community visitors.
Key Strengths
- Teachers are well-trained with strong subject knowledge, particularly in reading and mathematics, helping most pupils make strong progress
- Pupils with SEND receive precise, well-planned support that helps them achieve well across the curriculum
- The school offers a rich range of activities to develop confidence and broaden pupils' horizons, including residential visits, choir, and learning from visitors
- Staff consistently apply behaviour policies and have successfully reduced suspensions
- Pupils develop positive attitudes to learning and remember what they have been taught through regular revisiting of prior learning
Areas for Improvement
- Some aspects of the school's assessment system need strengthening - for a small number of pupils, work sometimes repeats what they already know well
- Teachers need better information about what all pupils understand across all parts of each subject, so that work always matches their learning needs
- A small number of pupils spend time in intervention groups and miss new curriculum content as a result
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff prioritising pupil safety and wellbeing.
Extracurricular Activities
Choir, residential visits in Years 4 and 6, learning from visitors (magistrate, vicar), local church visits, fundraising for charities, outdoor activities beyond the town
Hartford Junior School is a calm, respectful place where pupils are happy and safe. The school has maintained good standards since its last inspection in 2019, with strong teaching in reading and mathematics and effective support for pupils with additional needs.
At a Glance
30.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
18 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 73% to 64%. Maths has improved from 68% to 74%. Writing has improved from 62% to 66%.
Class Sizes
26.9
Avg class size
26.9
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
222 pupils
240 capacity
18 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Huntingdon
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Huntingdon
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(102)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.09116%
Overall absence
12.61261%
Persistent absence
222
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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