Earith Primary School
School Road, Earith, Huntingdon, PE28 3QB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Abbs
- Sponsor
- The Active Learning Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- URN
- 145401
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01487841868
About this school
Earith Primary School is a primary academy in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 101 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Earith 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
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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 13 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 46% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 15% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 69% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 69% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 54% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Earith 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 | 86% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Earith Primary School compares
Earith Primary School ranked 20th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.7% | 18.9% | 101 | — |
| St Helen's Primary School | 55% | 3.3% | 12.2% | 186 | 1.0 miles |
| Somersham Primary School | 74% | 6.4% | 17.8% | 314 | 2.6 miles |
| Over Primary School | 21% | 3.6% | 16.8% | 196 | 2.9 miles |
| Willingham Primary School | 51% | 4.8% | 25.5% | 364 | 3.2 miles |
| Holywell CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 12.1% | 193 | 3.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.87%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.7%
- Persistent absence
- 2.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Helen's Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Somersham Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Somersham
-
Over Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Willingham Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Holywell CofE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · St Ives
Other schools in Huntingdon
Earith Primary School ranks 4th 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
- 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 ages does Earith Primary School teach?
- Earith Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Earith Primary School?
- The headteacher of Earith Primary School is Mr Thomas Abbs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Earith Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Earith 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 Earith Primary School?
- Earith Primary School has 101 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Earith Primary School full?
- Earith Primary School has capacity for 90 pupils and 101 on roll (112%), 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 Earith Primary School a faith school?
- No. Earith Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Earith Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Earith Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Earith Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Earith Primary School is part of THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Earith Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Earith Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Earith Primary School ranked 20th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Earith Primary School's absence rate?
- Earith Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Earith Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Earith 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 10 July 2026.