Houghton Primary School
Chapel Lane, Houghton, Huntingdon, PE28 2AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Spencer
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- URN
- 110680
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480463398
About this school
Houghton Primary School is a community primary school in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 177 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Houghton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 23 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 70% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 9% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 74% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 83% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 70% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Houghton Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Houghton Primary School compares
Houghton Primary School ranked 43rd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 177 | — |
| Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School | 39% | 3.7% | 19.2% | 134 | 0.9 miles |
| Thorndown Primary School | 61% | 4.7% | 17.4% | 478 | 1.4 miles |
| Hemingford Grey Primary School | 66% | 4.5% | 9.9% | 244 | 1.5 miles |
| Hartford Infant and Preschool | — | 6.9% | 21.7% | 152 | 2.0 miles |
| Westfield Junior School | 48% | 4.4% | 23.9% | 234 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.73%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 9.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Thorndown Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · St Ives
-
Hemingford Grey Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Hartford Infant and Preschool2.0 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Westfield Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · St Ives
Other schools in Huntingdon
Houghton Primary School ranks 5th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Huntingdon.
- Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alconbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Brampton Village Primary School Primary
- Bury CofE Primary School Primary
- Cromwell Academy Primary
- Earith Primary School Primary
- Eileen Wade Primary School Primary
- Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School Primary
- Godmanchester Community Academy Primary
- Hartford Infant and Preschool Primary
- Hartford Junior School Primary
- Hemingford Grey Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Houghton Primary School teach?
- Houghton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Houghton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Houghton Primary School is Mr Andrew Spencer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Houghton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Houghton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Houghton Primary School?
- Houghton Primary School has 177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Houghton Primary School full?
- Houghton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 177 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Houghton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Houghton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Houghton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Houghton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Houghton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Houghton Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Houghton Primary School ranked 43rd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Houghton Primary School's absence rate?
- Houghton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Houghton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Houghton Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.