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Histon and Impington Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Glebe Way, Histon, Cambridge CB24 9AQ · parkprimary.co.uk · 01223 568826
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cambridgeshire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 4.38 mi
- 7.04 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 6 · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 425
- 5 over 420 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 13.2%
- First language not English
- 19.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Meridian Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 6” went to a home 4.38 mi (7.04 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 51 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 53 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.38 mi7.04 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Cambridgeshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ▲85% | 62% |
| Higher standard | ●8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | ▲110 | 106 |
| Maths | ▲109 | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | ▲112 | 105 |
Ofsted
Histon and Impington Park Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 25 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 25 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (223 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 223
- 65% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (15%) with SEND