Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School
Buttsgrove Way, Huntingdon, PE29 1PE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Cam Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 146310
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480375321
About this school
Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 210 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 49 | 37 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 54% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 81% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 43% | 57% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 76% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery 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 | 33% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 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 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 276 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School compares
Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School ranked 173rd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 5.7% | 53.5% | 210 | — |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 31.4% | 299 | 0.3 miles |
| Hartford Junior School | 48% | 5.1% | 31.6% | 222 | 0.4 miles |
| Hartford Infant and Preschool | — | 6.9% | 21.7% | 152 | 0.4 miles |
| Huntingdon Primary School | 64% | 6.1% | 34.5% | 437 | 0.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.5%
- English as an additional language
- 26.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 12.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Hartford Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Hartford Infant and Preschool0.4 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Huntingdon Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Stukeley Meadows Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
Other schools in Huntingdon
Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School ranks 23rd 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 Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School is Mr David Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery 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 Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School?
- Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School full?
- Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 420 pupils and 210 on roll (50%), 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 Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School?
- Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery 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 Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School ranked 173rd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery 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.