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St Helen's Primary School

Foundation school · Huntingdon · PE28 3NY

Ages 4–11 · 186 pupils · Cambridgeshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

3.8%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-06-08

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)45%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.4%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.3%
Enrolments in measure
175

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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
55
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
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 fill89%

186 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
186
Boys / girls
89 / 97
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
186 / 210 (89%)
Free school meals
11.8%
FSM pupils
22
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Supported by a trust
Headteacher
Mrs Julia Walker

Location

Address
Colne Road, Bluntisham
Postcode
PE28 3NY
Town
Huntingdon
County
Cambridgeshire
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 foundation school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, 186 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.8%.

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.

  • Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE28 3QB · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM17.8%
    • Demand1.00

    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

    2.0 miles away

  • Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    St Ives · PE27 4TF · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM12.4%
    • Demand1.46

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Julia Walker
Telephone
01487841468

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