The Ashbeach Primary School
Ashbeach Drove, Ramsey St Mary's, Huntingdon, PE26 2TG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Danielle Smith
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 141
- Pupils on roll
- 141
- URN
- 110685
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733844262
About this school
The Ashbeach Primary School is a community primary school in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 141 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Ashbeach 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 23 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 55% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 74% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 65% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 61% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 The Ashbeach 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 | 72% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 122 |
| 2023/24 | 137 |
| 2024/25 | 134 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Ashbeach Primary School compares
The Ashbeach Primary School ranked 93rd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 7.6% | 30.6% | 141 | — |
| Ramsey Junior School | 53% | 4.7% | 45.2% | 272 | 2.7 miles |
| Ramsey Spinning Infant School | — | 6.7% | 30.3% | 223 | 2.8 miles |
| Bury CofE Primary School | 81% | 3.9% | 15.7% | 207 | 3.4 miles |
| Upwood Primary Academy | 45% | 5.4% | 22% | 202 | 3.4 miles |
| Holme CofE Primary School | 59% | 3.6% | 15.5% | 108 | 4.1 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)
- 30.6%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.55%
- Persistent absence
- 24.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ramsey Junior School2.7 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Ramsey Spinning Infant School2.8 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Bury CofE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Upwood Primary Academy3.4 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Holme CofE Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Huntingdon
The Ashbeach Primary School ranks 13th 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 The Ashbeach Primary School teach?
- The Ashbeach Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of The Ashbeach Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Ashbeach Primary School is Mrs Danielle Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Ashbeach Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Ashbeach 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 The Ashbeach Primary School?
- The Ashbeach Primary School has 141 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Ashbeach Primary School full?
- The Ashbeach Primary School has capacity for 141 pupils and 141 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 The Ashbeach Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Ashbeach Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Ashbeach Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Ashbeach Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Ashbeach Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Ashbeach Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- The Ashbeach Primary School ranked 93rd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Ashbeach Primary School's absence rate?
- The Ashbeach Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Ashbeach Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Ashbeach 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.