Cromwell Academy
Parkway, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, PE29 6JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Worrell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Cam Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 141297
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480437830
About this school
Cromwell Academy is a primary academy in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 233 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 55% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 84% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 71% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 74% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Cromwell 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 | 63% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 233 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cromwell Academy compares
Cromwell Academy ranked 87th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.6% | 23.5% | 233 | — |
| Stukeley Meadows Primary School | 38% | 4.1% | 13% | 371 | 0.6 miles |
| Huntingdon Primary School | 64% | 6.1% | 34.5% | 437 | 1.1 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 31.4% | 299 | 1.4 miles |
| Brampton Village Primary School | 53% | 4.9% | 23% | 609 | 1.4 miles |
| Hartford Junior School | 48% | 5.1% | 31.6% | 222 | 1.5 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 27 May 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.53%
- English as an additional language
- 28.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.62%
- Persistent absence
- 11.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stukeley Meadows Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Huntingdon Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
St John's CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Brampton Village Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Hartford Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
Other schools in Huntingdon
Cromwell Academy ranks 12th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Huntingdon.
- Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alconbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Brampton Village Primary School Primary
- Bury CofE Primary School 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 year groups does Cromwell Academy teach?
- Cromwell Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Cromwell Academy?
- The headteacher of Cromwell Academy is Mrs Louise Worrell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cromwell Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cromwell 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 Cromwell Academy?
- Cromwell Academy has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Cromwell Academy full?
- Cromwell Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 233 on roll (111%), 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 Cromwell Academy a faith school?
- No. Cromwell Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Cromwell Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cromwell Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cromwell Academy?
- Cromwell Academy is part of THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cromwell Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cromwell Academy rank locally?
- Cromwell Academy ranked 87th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cromwell Academy's absence rate?
- Cromwell Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cromwell Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cromwell 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.