Winhills Primary Academy
Off Duck Lane, St Neots, PE19 2DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Carol Besant
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 367
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 138280
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480211626
About this school
Winhills Primary Academy is a primary academy in St Neots. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 227 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Winhills Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 May 2024, 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 | 31 | 40 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 45% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 63% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 60% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 65% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
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 Winhills Primary 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 | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 269 |
| 2023/24 | 268 |
| 2024/25 | 248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Winhills Primary Academy compares
Winhills Primary Academy ranked 114th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.8% | 45.2% | 227 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots | — | 4.1% | 43.6% | 68 | 0.3 miles |
| Eynesbury CofE C Primary School | 48% | 4.8% | 19.2% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| Middlefield Primary Academy | 61% | 4.2% | 12.6% | 200 | 0.6 miles |
| Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School | — | 4.8% | 19.4% | 170 | 0.7 miles |
| Priory Junior School | 45% | 5.1% | 28.1% | 280 | 0.8 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)
- 45.15%
- English as an additional language
- 15.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 16.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots0.3 miles
Primary · St Neots
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Eynesbury CofE C Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · St Neots
-
Middlefield Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · St Neots
-
Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School0.7 miles
Primary · St Neots
-
Priory Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · St Neots
Other schools in St Neots
Winhills Primary Academy ranks 8th of the 12 ranked primary schools in St Neots.
- Buckden CofE Primary School Primary
- Bushmead Primary School Primary
- Crosshall Infant School Primary
- Crosshall Junior School Primary
- Eynesbury CofE C Primary School Primary
- Great Paxton CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Staughton Primary Academy Primary
- Middlefield Primary Academy Primary
- Offord Primary School Primary
- Priory Junior School Primary
- Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Winhills Primary Academy teach?
- Winhills Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in St Neots.
- Who is the head of school of Winhills Primary Academy?
- The head of school of Winhills Primary Academy is Mrs Carol Besant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Winhills Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Winhills Primary 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 many pupils are at Winhills Primary Academy?
- Winhills Primary Academy has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Winhills Primary Academy full?
- Winhills Primary Academy has capacity for 367 pupils and 227 on roll (62%), 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 Winhills Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Winhills Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Winhills Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Winhills Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Winhills Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Winhills Primary Academy is part of THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Winhills Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Winhills Primary Academy compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Winhills Primary Academy ranked 114th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Winhills Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Winhills Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Winhills Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Winhills Primary 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.