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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 145401

Earith Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Huntingdon · PE28 3QB

Ages 4–11 · 101 pupils · Cambridgeshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

46%

Overall absence

4.1%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-06-07

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)46%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.9%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
90

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

13

Places offered

15

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
31
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill112%

101 pupils · 90 places

Pupils on roll
101
Boys / girls
50 / 51
School capacity
90
Capacity fill
101 / 90 (112%)
Free school meals
17.8%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
Academy trust
THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
Sponsor
The Active Learning Trust Limited
Headteacher
Mr Thomas Abbs

Location

Address
School Road, Earith
Postcode
PE28 3QB
Town
Huntingdon
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
Huntingdon
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, 101 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 17.8%.

Open schools in Huntingdon
36
Primary schools in Huntingdon
29
Academies among open schools in Huntingdon
53% (19)
Open schools in PE28
22
Primary in PE28
18
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Foundation school · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE28 3NY · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM11.8%
    • Demand1.07

    1.0 miles away

  • Somersham Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Somersham · PE28 3EU · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM15.3%
    • Demand1.00

    2.6 miles away

  • Over Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB24 5PG · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS231%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM14.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Thomas Abbs
Telephone
01487841868

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