SCHOOL PROFILE

Spring Common Academy

Not applicable Academy special converter URN 142557
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 209 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 June 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

9 May 2024
Ungraded inspection School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 10 June 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy special converter
Phase Not applicable
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 211 211 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 64 30.3% of pupils
Male pupils 147 69.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

50.2%
25.4 pts above England
School 50.2%
Huntingdonshire 21.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.4%
9.9 pts below England
School 10.4%
Huntingdonshire 12.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Huntingdonshire 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
74.4%
157
Any other White background
4.3%
9
African
3.8%
8
Pakistani
3.8%
8
Indian
2.4%
5
White and Asian
2.4%
5
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 100.0% 211 of 211 pupils
79.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 100.0%
Huntingdonshire 18.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 0.0% 0 pupils
England 14.8% 14.8 pts below
EHC plans 100.0% 211 pupils
England 6.0% 94.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 102
Severe learning difficulty 42
Specific learning difficulty 16
Speech, language & communication 12
Other difficulty or disability 10
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 8

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

0.0% 60.4 pts below England
School 0.0%
Huntingdonshire 58.2%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

0.0%

73.8 pts below England

School 0.0%
Huntingdonshire 74.0%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

0.0%

70.3 pts below England

School 0.0%
Huntingdonshire 67.1%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

0.0%

72.0 pts below England

School 0.0%
Huntingdonshire 70.8%
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

13.98%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

7.77 pts higher than England
School 13.98%
Huntingdonshire 5.67%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

40.74%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

24.92 pts higher than England
School 40.74%
Huntingdonshire 12.94%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

7.41%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

5.60 pts higher than England
School 7.41%
Huntingdonshire 1.85%
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 not applicable schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

101.0% 21.2 pts above England
Spring Common Academy
101.0%
Huntingdonshire
80.0%
East of England
78.7%
England
79.8%
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