Alconbury CofE Primary School
School Lane, Alconbury, Huntingdon, PE28 4EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Mulcrone & Jane Watts
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 110809
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480890341
About this school
Alconbury CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alconbury CofE 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 22 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 66% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 76% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 86% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 79% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Alconbury CofE 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 | 55% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alconbury CofE Primary School compares
Alconbury CofE Primary School ranked 64th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 3.5% | 13.6% | 207 | — |
| Ermine Street Church Academy | 84% | 4.3% | 11.8% | 338 | 1.2 miles |
| Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School | 94% | 3.4% | 8.1% | 103 | 3.0 miles |
| Cromwell Academy | 63% | 4.6% | 23.5% | 233 | 3.3 miles |
| Brampton Village Primary School | 53% | 4.9% | 23% | 609 | 3.5 miles |
| Stukeley Meadows Primary School | 38% | 4.1% | 13% | 371 | 3.5 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)
- 13.59%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.48%
- Persistent absence
- 6.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ermine Street Church Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Alconbury Weald
-
Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Cromwell Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Brampton Village Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Stukeley Meadows Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
Other schools in Huntingdon
Alconbury CofE Primary School ranks 8th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Huntingdon.
- Abbots Ripton 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
- Houghton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alconbury CofE Primary School teach?
- Alconbury CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Alconbury CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Alconbury CofE Primary School is Mrs Hannah Mulcrone & Jane Watts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alconbury CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alconbury CofE 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 Alconbury CofE Primary School?
- Alconbury CofE Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Alconbury CofE Primary School full?
- Alconbury CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alconbury CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Alconbury CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Does Alconbury CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Alconbury CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Alconbury CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alconbury CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Alconbury CofE Primary School ranked 64th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alconbury CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Alconbury CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alconbury CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alconbury CofE 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.