Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Histon and Impington Park Primary School

4–11Ages
425Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139086URN

Glebe Way, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9AQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

1.1 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

172 applications for 60 places · 9th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 25 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

25 June 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
9 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

172 applications · 60 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 3.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 2.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 3.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	172	2.9	51	0.85
Sep 2025	58	161	2.8	53	0.91
Sep 2024	42	128	3.1	41	0.98
Sep 2023	54	127	2.4	54	1.00
Sep 2022	45	132	2.9	43	0.96
Sep 2021	48	159	3.3	46	0.96
Sep 2020	105	166	1.6	101	0.96
Sep 2019	97	171	1.8	92	0.95
Sep 2018	113	184	1.6	106	0.94
Sep 2017	98	153	1.6	96	0.98
Sep 2016	96	177	1.8	91	0.95
Sep 2015	113	187	1.7	110	0.97
Sep 2014	89	162	1.8	89	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 92% · Maths 88% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%7th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	85%	8%	110	109
2023/24
2022/23

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Histon and Impington Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School
0.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Orchard Park Community Primary School
2.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Special measures 2026

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Oakington CofE Primary School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Girton Glebe Primary School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
3.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Kings Hedges Primary School
3.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Cottenham Primary School
3.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Milton Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139086 · 873/2319
Trust: Meridian Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 425 on roll
Free school meals: 13.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2012
Replaced: Histon and Impington Infant School (URN 110752)
Address: Glebe Way, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9AQ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources