Hinchingbrooke School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2019
9.337 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 1 March 2019
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2019 (miles)
Hinchingbrooke School is a secondary school in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2019 entry.
Hinchingbrooke 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2019 | 9.337 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 0.557 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 423 first-choice applications for 329 offers; 326 offers went to first-choice families, and 97 first-choice families (23%) were not offered a place.
- That was 1.3 first choices per offer for Year 7 2026, the 4th highest of 32 Cambridgeshire secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2019, the last child offered a place lived 9.337 miles away, the longest of 9 Cambridgeshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2019 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and progress from GCSE to A level was above average.
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
- Brampton Road, Huntingdon, PE29 3BN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 2,173 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school because they feel part of a community.”
- “They enjoy positive relationships with staff that are built on respect.”
- “Pupils know that staff want them to achieve well.”
To improve
- “Leaders should ensure continued improvement to curriculum implementation to achieve exceptional standards of teaching that have a transformational impact on the achievement of all pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 52% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 423 first-preference applications, 329 offers in total, 326 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
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- St Ivo Academy 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Longsands Academy 7.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Sawtry Village Academy 8.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ernulf Academy 8.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Swavesey Village College 8.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cambourne Village College 9.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Abbey College, Ramsey 9.3 mi Good Last distance published