Find the best primary schools in Huntingdonshire. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Huntingdonshire has 61 primary schools, all in Cambridgeshire council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 61, 19 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any Huntingdonshire primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.8 / 5 |
| Kimbolton Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Sawtry Infants' School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Eastfield Infant and Nursery School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Somersham Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane Proby | Church of England | 4.4 / 5 |
| Yaxley Infant School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Hartford Infant and Preschool |
There are 61 primary schools in Huntingdonshire.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. If you live in Huntingdonshire, that council is Cambridgeshire. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 61 primary schools in Huntingdonshire, 19 have a religious character: 18 Church of England and 1 Church of England/Methodist. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School (4.8), Kimbolton Primary Academy (4.7), Sawtry Infants' School (4.5), Eastfield Infant and Nursery School (4.5) and Somersham Primary School (4.5). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. All 61 schools here have a rating.
| Mixed |
| 4.3 / 5 |
| Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.2 / 5 |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.2 / 5 |
| Ermine Street Church Academy | Church of England/Methodist | 4.2 / 5 |
| Bury CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.2 / 5 |
| Crosshall Junior School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Offord Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Crosshall Infant School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Great Paxton CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.9 / 5 |
| The Round House Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Wintringham Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Holme CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.9 / 5 |
| Godmanchester Community Academy | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Folksworth CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.8 / 5 |
| Houghton Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Spaldwick Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Great Staughton Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Huntingdon Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Winhills Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Fourfields Community Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Alconbury CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.7 / 5 |
| Godmanchester Bridge Academy | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Middlefield Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Earith Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Bushmead Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| St John's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.6 / 5 |
| Holywell CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| Stilton Church of England Primary Academy | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Hemingford Grey Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Thorndown Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Hartford Junior School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Wheatfields Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Eynesbury CofE C Primary School | Church of England | 3.4 / 5 |
| Westfield Junior School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Brington CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.4 / 5 |
| The Ashbeach Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Little Paxton Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Buckden CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.2 / 5 |
| Cromwell Academy | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Brampton Village Primary School | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| Ramsey Spinning Infant School | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| Stukeley Meadows Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| William de Yaxley Church of England Academy | Church of England | 3.0 / 5 |
| Upwood Primary Academy | Mixed | 2.9 / 5 |
| Warboys Primary Academy | Mixed | 2.7 / 5 |
| Sawtry Junior Academy | Mixed | 2.7 / 5 |
| Farcet CofE (C) Primary School | Church of England | 2.6 / 5 |
| Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School | Mixed | 2.5 / 5 |
| Ramsey Junior School | Mixed | 2.4 / 5 |
| Priory Junior School | Mixed | 2.0 / 5 |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.