Huntingdon Academy
Alfred Street Central, St Ann's, Nottingham, NG3 4AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ross Middleton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Nottingham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 434
- URN
- 137550
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159156841
About this school
Huntingdon Academy is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 434 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 58 | 56 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 70% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 5% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 77% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 79% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 75% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Huntingdon Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 444 |
| 2024/25 | 435 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Huntingdon Academy compares
Huntingdon Academy ranked 1st of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 93% | 6% | 48.3% | 434 | — |
| Sycamore Academy | 51% | 4.9% | 48.8% | 466 | 0.2 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy | 41% | 5.1% | 24.3% | 306 | 0.5 miles |
| St Ann's Well Academy | 54% | 5.5% | 65.7% | 220 | 0.5 miles |
| Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School | 77% | 6.4% | 44.6% | 452 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy | 42% | 3.4% | 27% | 238 | 0.7 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)
- 48.25%
- English as an additional language
- 41.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.95%
- Persistent absence
- 16.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sycamore Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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St Ann's Well Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Huntingdon Academy ranks 2nd of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Huntingdon Academy teach?
- Huntingdon Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Huntingdon Academy?
- The headteacher of Huntingdon Academy is Mr Ross Middleton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Huntingdon Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Huntingdon Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Huntingdon Academy?
- Huntingdon Academy has 434 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Huntingdon Academy full?
- Huntingdon Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 434 on roll (103%), 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 Huntingdon Academy a faith school?
- No. Huntingdon Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Huntingdon Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Huntingdon Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Huntingdon Academy?
- Huntingdon Academy is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Huntingdon Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Huntingdon Academy rank locally?
- Huntingdon Academy ranked 1st of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Huntingdon Academy's absence rate?
- Huntingdon Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Huntingdon Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Huntingdon Academy'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 1 July 2026.