SCHOOL PROFILE

Histon and Impington Park Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 139086
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 June 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

9 January 2020
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 2 February 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust MERIDIAN TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 425 425 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 210 49.4% of pupils
Male pupils 215 50.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.2%
11.6 pts below England
School 13.2%
South Cambridgeshire 17.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.3%
1.0 pts below England
School 19.3%
South Cambridgeshire 14.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
South Cambridgeshire 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
63.8%
271
Any other White background
8.9%
38
Any other Mixed background
6.1%
26
White and Asian
5.9%
25
Unclassified
2.6%
11
Chinese
2.1%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.6% 62 of 425 pupils
6.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.6%
South Cambridgeshire 20.9%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.2% 52 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts below
EHC plans 2.4% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 3.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 27
Moderate learning difficulty 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Speech, language & communication 7
Specific learning difficulty 4
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

85.0% 24.6 pts above England
School 85.0%
South Cambridgeshire 58.6%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

92.0%

18.2 pts above England

School 92.0%
South Cambridgeshire 73.9%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

92.0%

21.7 pts above England

School 92.0%
South Cambridgeshire 68.3%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

88.0%

16.0 pts above England

School 88.0%
South Cambridgeshire 72.1%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.54%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.67 pts lower than England
School 4.54%
South Cambridgeshire 5.52%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.81%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.01 pts lower than England
School 12.81%
South Cambridgeshire 12.70%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
South Cambridgeshire 1.80%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

101.2% 13.0 pts above England
Histon and Impington Park Primary School
101.2%
South Cambridgeshire
83.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information