Histon and Impington Brook Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.804 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Histon and Impington Brook 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 | 2.804 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 11.45 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 1.676 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 2.804 miles away, the 19th longest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2021.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 69 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 60 offers went to first-choice families and 9 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 90% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 24% 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
- The Green, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 408 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending this exceptional school where they have many opportunities to shine.”
- “From the moment children join in Reception, they flourish.”
- “They understand, and show, their ‘HIBPS’ values which school councillors have recently re-vamped.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 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) | 90% | 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: 69 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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.
- Histon and Impington Park Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Orchard Park Community Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Girton Glebe Primary School 1.5 mi Good
- St Laurence Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi Good
- Kings Hedges Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oakington CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Good
- The Grove Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Mayfield Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published