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Houghton Primary School

Primary

Huntingdonshire · Huntingdon · PE28 2AY www.houghton.cambs.sch.uk

Pupils
181
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
181
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
181
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio35.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Houghton Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
+2pp
86%78%69%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
3%
-6pp
10%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
181
Pupil : teacher ratio
35.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Chapel Lane, Houghton, Huntingdon, PE28 2AY
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%3%86%34%72%10%86%28%86%83%108.0107.0106.021%181
2023/2470%9%74%39%78%17%83%30%83%70%105.0106.0104.021%180
2022/2386%9%91%27%95%23%95%27%100%77%107.0107.0104.0+0.40+4.20+3.3021%177
2018/1979%10%83%34%86%14%90%52%90%97%107.0109.0109.0+1.30-0.90+2.6012%199
2017/1869%10%83%34%93%21%76%21%86%76%106.0104.0106.0+0.60+1.00-0.606%200
2016/1771%14%89%29%79%25%79%25%79%75%106.0104.0106.0+0.50-0.90-1.7010%197

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2518130.221%4%8%5%9%
2023/2418024.321%4%8%5%8%
2022/2317723.921%3%6%6%9%
2021/2218522.024%2%8%6%13%
2020/2118220.720%1%7%
2018/1919920.712%2%7%3%4%
2017/1820021.36%2%8%4%3%
2016/1719723.510%1%8%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.