Histon and Impington Park Primary School
Glebe Way, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9AQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Newman
- Sponsor
- Meridian Trust
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 425
- URN
- 139086
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223568826
About this school
Histon and Impington Park Primary School is a primary academy in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 425 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
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
- 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 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 |
Trends over time
How Histon and Impington Park 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 317 |
| 2023/24 | 344 |
| 2024/25 | 403 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Histon and Impington Park Primary School compares
Histon and Impington Park Primary School ranked 7th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 4.5% | 15.1% | 425 | — |
| Histon and Impington Brook Primary School | 90% | 3.9% | 9.6% | 408 | 0.3 miles |
| Orchard Park Community Primary School | 41% | 8.6% | 39.6% | 180 | 1.7 miles |
| Oakington CofE Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 27.5% | 98 | 1.7 miles |
| Girton Glebe Primary School | 61% | 3.6% | 11.4% | 189 | 1.8 miles |
| St Laurence Catholic Primary School | 63% | 5.7% | 37% | 216 | 1.9 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.
Inspection history
- 25 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report9 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.14%
- English as an additional language
- 19.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 12.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Orchard Park Community Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Oakington CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Girton Glebe Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
St Laurence Catholic Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
Histon and Impington Park Primary School ranks 4th of the 76 ranked primary schools in Cambridge.
- Arbury Primary School Primary
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bar Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Barton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Bottisham Community Primary School Primary
- Bourn CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Burwell Village College (Primary) Primary
- Caldecote Primary School Primary
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Histon and Impington Park Primary School teach?
- Histon and Impington Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Histon and Impington Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Histon and Impington Park Primary School is Mr Jonathan Newman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Histon and Impington Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Histon and Impington Park 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 big is Histon and Impington Park Primary School?
- Histon and Impington Park Primary School has 425 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Histon and Impington Park Primary School full?
- Histon and Impington Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 425 on roll (101%), 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 Histon and Impington Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Histon and Impington Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Histon and Impington Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Histon and Impington Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Histon and Impington Park Primary School?
- Histon and Impington Park Primary School is part of MERIDIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Histon and Impington Park Primary School rank locally?
- Histon and Impington Park Primary School ranked 7th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Histon and Impington Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Histon and Impington Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Histon and Impington Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Histon and Impington Park 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 1 July 2026.