Cromwell Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
0.327 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2025
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Cromwell Academy is a primary school in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
Cromwell Academy 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 2025 | 0.327 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2025, the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.327 miles away, the shortest of 23 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle 1.99 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 16 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 6% 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
- Parkway, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, PE29 6JA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 233 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school develop into articulate, thoughtful and well-rounded individuals.”
- “They hold very positive views of the school, attend well and have a secure sense of belonging.”
- “Staff quickly get to know pupils' likes, interests and needs regardless of whether they arrive in the early years or midway through the school year.”
To improve
- “Some pupils, though, are capable of having their knowledge deepened further.”
- “However, these pupils often receive work that is not matched precisely enough to their needs.”
- “This affects how quickly their gaps in knowledge are addressed.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (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) | 63% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 16 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.
- Stukeley Meadows Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Huntingdon Primary School 1.1 mi Good
- St John's CofE Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Brampton Village Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hartford Junior School 1.5 mi Standards maintained
- Hartford Infant and Preschool 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Godmanchester Community Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School 1.6 mi Not judged