Hartford Junior School
Mayfield Crescent, Hartford, Huntingdon, PE29 1UL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rae Lee
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Cam Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 143849
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480454695
About this school
Hartford Junior School is a primary academy in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 222 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 | 54 | 60 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 50% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 73% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 68% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 72% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Hartford Junior 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 | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hartford Junior School compares
Hartford Junior School ranked 152nd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.1% | 31.6% | 222 | — |
| Hartford Infant and Preschool | — | 6.9% | 21.7% | 152 | 0.0 miles |
| Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School | 41% | 5.7% | 53.5% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| Huntingdon Primary School | 64% | 6.1% | 34.5% | 437 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 31.4% | 299 | 0.6 miles |
| Stukeley Meadows Primary School | 38% | 4.1% | 13% | 371 | 1.0 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 report8 May 2025
- 15 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.63%
- English as an additional language
- 16.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 12.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hartford Infant and Preschool0.0 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Huntingdon Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
St John's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Stukeley Meadows Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
Other schools in Huntingdon
Hartford Junior School ranks 20th 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
- Hemingford Grey Primary School Primary
- Houghton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hartford Junior School teach?
- Hartford Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Hartford Junior School?
- The headteacher of Hartford Junior School is Mrs Rae Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hartford Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hartford Junior 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 Hartford Junior School?
- Hartford Junior School has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Hartford Junior School full?
- Hartford Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 222 on roll (93%), 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 Hartford Junior School a faith school?
- No. Hartford Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hartford Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hartford Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hartford Junior School?
- Hartford Junior School 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 Hartford Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hartford Junior School rank locally?
- Hartford Junior School ranked 152nd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hartford Junior School's absence rate?
- Hartford Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hartford Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hartford Junior 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 10 July 2026.