Hemingford Grey Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2021
2.267 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2021
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Hemingford Grey Primary School is a primary school in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 May 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 entry.
Hemingford Grey Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2021 | 2.267 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2021, the last child offered a place lived 2.267 miles away, the 4th longest of 11 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.51 miles).
- For Reception 2026, there were 32 first-choice applications for 33 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%).
- In 2024/25 that result ranked 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Cambridgeshire that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St Ives Road, Hemingford Grey, St. Ives Road, Huntingdon, PE28 9DU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 244 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Hemingford Grey Primary School.”
- “They feel safe and well cared for by the staff.”
- “The school places a high value on everyone’s well-being.”
To improve
- “However, in lessons, teachers sometimes do not check pupils’ understanding thoroughly enough.”
- “This means teachers sometimes do not spot any misconceptions pupils have.”
- “As a result, some pupils are not always ready to move on to new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 32 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Westfield Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Eastfield Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thorndown Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Houghton Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wheatfields Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged
- Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School 1.9 mi Good
- Holywell CofE Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published