St Peter's School, Huntingdon
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Peter's excels at creating an inclusive, caring environment where all pupils feel valued and supported. The school has worked hard to improve behaviour and attendance, resulting in a calmer learning environment with fewer disruptions. Teachers provide personalised support to help disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs succeed, with strong pastoral care relationships building pupil confidence and engagement.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading and literacy that helps all pupils access the wider curriculum
- Significant improvements in behaviour with fewer disruptions, suspensions and bullying incidents
- Effective support systems for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils, resulting in comparable progress to their peers
- Well-developed pastoral care with trusting relationships between staff and pupils
- Broad personal development programme covering British values, relationships, health and online safety
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching quality and subject knowledge is not yet consistent across all subjects and classes
- Gaps and misconceptions are not always identified or addressed promptly enough in some lessons
- Activities in the nurture group are not always sufficiently tailored to individual pupil needs
- Classroom consistency in supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities remains variable
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Culture Day, student leadership team, charity work, conferences, leadership roles, university visits, employer engagement events
St Peter's School is a comprehensive secondary school in Huntingdon that has made significant improvements in behaviour, attendance and inclusion. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to ensuring all pupils, including disadvantaged students and those with additional needs, achieve their full potential.
At a Glance
32.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
21.0
Avg class size
63
Total classes
8 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
1,506 pupils
1,585 capacity
79 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Huntingdon
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Huntingdon
Admissions Demand - Cambridgeshire
Places available
7,188
Applications
6,820
Got 1st preference
88.2%
Got preferred school
96.3%
Secondary admissions across Cambridgeshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(11)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
10.80837%
Overall absence
27.68362%
Persistent absence
1,416
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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