Spring Common Academy is a school located in Huntingdon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.2%, which is 3.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: American Lane, Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Website: http://www.springcommon.cambs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01480377403
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Julia McIntosh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142557

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 175
Number of Pupils: 195
Number of Boys: 121
Number of Girls: 74

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 23% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -7.1 Confidence interval -11.4 to -2.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -6.5 Confidence interval -10.4 to -2.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -7.9 Confidence interval -11.6 to -4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Huntingdon Nursery School
Ambury Road , PE29 1AD
4out of 4 539 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hartford Junior School
Mayfield Crescent , Hartford PE29 1UL
2out of 4 251 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Hartford Infant School
Mayfield Crescent , Hartford PE29 1UL
4out of 4 321 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Huntingdon Primary School
Ambury Road , PE29 1AD
3out of 4 539 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School
Buttsgrove Way , PE29 1PE
2out of 4 601 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St John's CofE Primary School
Sallowbush Road , PE29 7LA
3out of 4 807 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Peter's School
St Peter's Road , PE29 7DD
3out of 4 952 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hinchingbrooke School
Brampton Road , PE29 3BN
3out of 4 2,409 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Spring Common Academy
American Lane , PE29 1TQ
4out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.