Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.409 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School is a primary school in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 13 June 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Abbots Ripton CofE 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 2026 | 2.409 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 3.55 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 6.025 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 5.33 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 3.624 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 5.594 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 25 first-choice applications for 17 offers: 1.5 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 199 Cambridgeshire primary schools.
- For that entry, 15 offers went to first-choice families and 10 first-choice families (40%) were not offered a place.
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.409 miles away, nearer than in 2025 or 2018, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 6 years.
- In 2024/25, 94% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 31% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Wennington Road, Abbots Ripton, Abbots Ripton Cofe Primary, Pe282lt, Huntingdon, PE28 2LT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 103 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 13 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils develop charisma, confidence and curiosity.”
- “They use these qualities to offer ideas during discussions or to ask questions to check their understanding.”
- “Active participation in lessons helps staff identify and assist pupils who need extra help.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 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) | 94% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 15 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.
- Ermine Street Church Academy 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Alconbury CofE Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School 3.2 mi Not judged
- Stukeley Meadows Primary School 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Huntingdon Primary School 3.4 mi Good
- Hartford Junior School 3.6 mi Standards maintained
- Hartford Infant and Preschool 3.6 mi Good Last distance published