Schools in Huntingdon
Huntingdon has 36 schools, with 29 primaries and 3 secondary schools administered by Cambridgeshire County Council. Huntingdon and the neighbouring town of St Ives share secondary school provision, with families applying through Cambridgeshire's coordinated admissions scheme. The national October deadline applies for secondary applications. Huntingdon Academy and Hinchingbrooke School are the main secondary options in the town.
For primary admissions, Cambridgeshire uses a combination of sibling priority and straight-line distance for community schools, with additional faith criteria for Church of England schools. Villages around Huntingdon - including Brampton, Godmanchester and Hemingford - each have their own primary schools with distinct catchment areas. Families in the Bedford and North Cambridgeshire border zone should verify which authority coordinates admissions for their nearest school, as the boundary between Cambridgeshire and Bedford Borough runs through this area.
School demand in Huntingdon
Across the 35 schools in Huntingdon with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 88%. 5 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
5 schools in Huntingdon have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
19 of the schools in Huntingdon are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Bedford, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
13 of the schools in Huntingdon have a current Ofsted rating, of which 12 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Huntingdon: 4 oversubscribed (29)
Eileen Wade Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Huntingdon · PE28 0ND
Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Huntingdon · PE28 9JR
Hemingford Grey Primary School
Primary · Community school
Huntingdon · PE28 9DU
Houghton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Huntingdon · PE28 2AY
The Ashbeach Primary School
Primary · Community school
Huntingdon · PE26 2TG
Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Huntingdon · PE28 2JB
Sawtry Infants' School
Primary · Community school
Huntingdon · PE28 5SH
Stukeley Meadows Primary School
Primary · Community school
Huntingdon · PE29 6UH
Alconbury CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Huntingdon · PE28 4EQ
Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Huntingdon · PE28 2LT
St Helen's Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Huntingdon · PE28 3NY
St Anne's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Huntingdon · PE29 2WW
Brampton Village Primary School
Primary · Community school
Huntingdon · PE28 4RF
Huntingdon Primary School
Primary · Community school
Huntingdon · PE29 1AD
Godmanchester Community Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE29 2AG
Bury CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE26 2NJ
Kimbolton Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Huntingdon · PE28 0HY
Cromwell Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE29 6JA
Sawtry Junior Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE28 5SH
Ramsey Spinning Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE26 1AD
Ramsey Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE26 1JA
Hartford Junior School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Huntingdon · PE29 1UL
Hartford Infant and Preschool
Primary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE29 1UL
St John's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE29 7LA
Earith Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Huntingdon · PE28 3QB
Upwood Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE26 2QA
Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Huntingdon · PE29 1PE
Warboys Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE28 2RX
Spaldwick Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE28 0TH
Secondary Schools in Huntingdon (3)
Sawtry Village Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE28 5TQ
St Peter's School
Secondary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE29 7DD
Hinchingbrooke School
Secondary · Academy converter
Huntingdon · PE29 3BN
Other Schools in Huntingdon (4)
Huntingdon Federation Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Huntingdon · PE29 1AD
Kimbolton School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Huntingdon · PE28 0EA
Whitehall School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Huntingdon · PE28 3EH
Spring Common Academy
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Huntingdon · PE29 1TQ
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Huntingdon are set by Bedford and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.