St John's CofE Primary School
Sallowbush Road, Huntingdon, PE29 7LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- GRACE SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Soper
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Sponsor
- Grace Schools
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 299
- URN
- 144289
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480375026
About this school
St John's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 299 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St John's CofE Primary School, 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
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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- 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 | 55 | 58 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 71% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 78% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 76% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 78% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 St John's CofE 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 | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 343 |
| 2024/25 | 322 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's CofE Primary School compares
St John's CofE Primary School ranked 97th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.2% | 31.4% | 299 | — |
| Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School | 41% | 5.7% | 53.5% | 210 | 0.3 miles |
| Huntingdon Primary School | 64% | 6.1% | 34.5% | 437 | 0.4 miles |
| Hartford Junior School | 48% | 5.1% | 31.6% | 222 | 0.6 miles |
| Hartford Infant and Preschool | — | 6.9% | 21.7% | 152 | 0.6 miles |
| Stukeley Meadows Primary School | 38% | 4.1% | 13% | 371 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.37%
- English as an additional language
- 43.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.22%
- Persistent absence
- 11.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
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Huntingdon Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
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Hartford Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
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Hartford Infant and Preschool0.6 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
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Stukeley Meadows Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
Other schools in Huntingdon
St John's CofE Primary School ranks 14th 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 ages does St John's CofE Primary School teach?
- St John's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of St John's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St John's CofE Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Soper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St John's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John's CofE 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 many pupils are at St John's CofE Primary School?
- St John's CofE Primary School has 299 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St John's CofE Primary School full?
- St John's CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 299 on roll (71%), 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 St John's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St John's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Does St John's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St John's CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St John's CofE Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St John's CofE Primary School is part of GRACE SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St John's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St John's CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- St John's CofE Primary School ranked 97th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St John's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St John's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's CofE 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 15 July 2026.