St John's CofE Primary School
Sallowbush Road, Huntingdon, PE29 7LA
299 pupils · 71% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- GRACE SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 33.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 34 | 32 | 44 | 34 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 37 | 35 | 57 | 36 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 29 | 49 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 24 | 48 | 24 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 47 | 46 | 77 | 46 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 43 | 64 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 34 | 34 | 71 | 34 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 49 | 45 | 81 | 49 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School 0.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Huntingdon Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hartford Junior School 1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Hartford Infant and Preschool 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Stukeley Meadows Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Cromwell Academy 2.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.