Sawtry Junior Academy
Middlefield Road, Sawtry, Huntingdon, PE28 5SH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Jonathan Callender
- Sponsor
- Meridian Trust
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 274
- URN
- 143575
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01487830204
About this school
Sawtry Junior Academy is a primary academy in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 274 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 77 | 90 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 59% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 74% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 70% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 76% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Sawtry Junior 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 | 56% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 275 |
| 2023/24 | 277 |
| 2024/25 | 272 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sawtry Junior Academy compares
Sawtry Junior Academy ranked 149th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.7% | 24.3% | 274 | — |
| Sawtry Infants' School | — | 4.7% | 20.6% | 211 | 0.0 miles |
| Holme CofE Primary School | 59% | 3.6% | 15.5% | 108 | 3.2 miles |
| Stilton Church of England Primary Academy | 65% | 4.7% | 23.8% | 167 | 3.8 miles |
| Folksworth CofE Primary School | 70% | 4.3% | 14.7% | 84 | 4.2 miles |
| Alconbury CofE Primary School | 68% | 3.5% | 13.6% | 207 | 4.6 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
-
Ungraded inspection report20 November 2024
- 8 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.26%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.71%
- Persistent absence
- 9.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sawtry Infants' School0.0 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Holme CofE Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Stilton Church of England Primary Academy3.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Folksworth CofE Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Alconbury CofE Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
Other schools in Huntingdon
Sawtry Junior Academy ranks 19th 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
- 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
- Hartford Junior School Primary
- Hemingford Grey Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sawtry Junior Academy teach?
- Sawtry Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the principal of Sawtry Junior Academy?
- The principal of Sawtry Junior Academy is Mr Jonathan Callender, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sawtry Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sawtry Junior 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 Sawtry Junior Academy?
- Sawtry Junior Academy has 274 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Sawtry Junior Academy full?
- Sawtry Junior Academy has capacity for 260 pupils and 274 on roll (105%), 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 Sawtry Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Sawtry Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Sawtry Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sawtry Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Sawtry Junior Academy?
- Sawtry Junior Academy 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 have Sawtry Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sawtry Junior Academy rank locally?
- Sawtry Junior Academy ranked 149th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sawtry Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Sawtry Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sawtry Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sawtry Junior 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 10 July 2026.