Houghton Primary School is a primary school located in Huntingdon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Chapel Lane, Huntingdon

School Information

Address: Chapel Lane, Huntingdon, PE28 2AY
Website: www.houghton.cambs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01480463398
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Georgina Young
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110680

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 182
Number of Boys: 99
Number of Girls: 83

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.5
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.2
Maths
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.6 to 4.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Houghton Primary School
Chapel Lane , Houghton PE28 2AY 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School
Cambridge Square , Wyton-on-the-Hill PE28 2JB 		3out of 4 1,625 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thorndown Primary School
Hill Rise , PE27 6SE 		3out of 4 2,549 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hemingford Grey Primary School
St Ives Road , Hemingford Grey PE28 9DU 		3out of 4 2,556 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Ivo Academy
High Leys , PE27 6RR 		3out of 4 2,733 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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