Kimbolton School
Kimbolton, Huntingdon, PE28 0EA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Will Chuter
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,036
- URN
- 110925
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Telephone
- 01480860505
About this school
Kimbolton School is an independent school in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 1,036 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Kimbolton School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Kimbolton School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 124 | 119 | 106 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.5 | 30.3 | 33.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kimbolton 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 | 50.5 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 30.3 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.2 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,065 |
| 2023/24 | 1,082 |
| 2024/25 | 1,071 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 132
- Pupils on SEN support
- 2
Location
Nearby schools
-
Riverside Meadows Academy7.0 miles
Academies · St. Neots
-
Samuel Pepys School7.5 miles
Special schools · St Neots
-
Chelveston Road School8.3 miles
Free Schools · Higham Ferrers
-
Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School8.5 miles
Special schools · Bedford
-
Prestley Wood Academy8.9 miles
Free Schools · Alconbury Weald
Other schools in Huntingdon
- Whitehall School Independent schools
- Huntingdon Federation Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Kimbolton School teach?
- Kimbolton School teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Kimbolton School?
- The headteacher of Kimbolton School is Mr Will Chuter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kimbolton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Kimbolton School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Kimbolton School?
- Kimbolton School has 1,036 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Kimbolton School full?
- Kimbolton School has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,036 on roll (94%), 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 Kimbolton School a faith school?
- No. Kimbolton School has no designated religious character.
- How have Kimbolton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.5 in 2022/23 and 33.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Kimbolton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kimbolton 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 24 July 2026.