Histon and Impington Park Primary School

Histon and Impington Park Primary School has demonstrated an outstanding level of performance across all evaluation areas in its recent Ofsted inspection. The school has progressed significantly since its last inspection, which was rated as 'Good'. It now excels in offering a high-quality education, maintaining exemplary behavior among pupils, and providing exceptional personal development opportunities. The school's effective partnership with its multi-academy trust supports its strategic planning and facilitates high-quality teaching and curriculum delivery. The early years provision is particularly noted for fostering independence and community engagement among children.

Strengths

• Pupils embody the school's 'PARK' values of pride, aspiration, respect, and kindness.
• Exceptional leadership that actively engages with the multi-academy trust.
• Strong emphasis on reading and literacy, leading to high achievement across year groups.
• Outstanding early years provision that promotes independence and understanding.
• Effective support and identification for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Exemplary pupil behavior and engagement in learning activities.
• Variety of personal development opportunities that foster community and confidence.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Histon and Impington Park Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Histon and Impington Park Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Histon and Impington Park Primary School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.2% of pupils at Histon and Impington Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Histon and Impington Park Primary School received £5,514 and spent £5,653 for each of its 403 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £156,000 (£386 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Meridian Trust, income was £7,921 and spending £7,857 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Cambridge · Cambridgeshire local authority: places and applications

Histon and Impington Park Primary School is part of Meridian Trust, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Histon and Impington Brook Primary School Cambridge
• North Cambridge Academy Cambridge
• Northstowe Learning Community Cambridge
• The Martin Bacon Academy Northstowe
• Hatton Park Primary School Cambridge
• Bar Hill Community Primary School Cambridge
• Swavesey Village College Cambridge
• Trumpington Park Primary School Cambridge
• The Harbour School Ely
• Somersham Primary School Somersham

What is Histon and Impington Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Histon and Impington Park Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Histon and Impington Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Histon and Impington Park Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Histon and Impington Park Primary School have?

Histon and Impington Park Primary School has 425 pupils on roll.

What age range does Histon and Impington Park Primary School cover?

Histon and Impington Park Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Histon and Impington Park Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Histon and Impington Park Primary School?

Histon and Impington Park Primary School is at Glebe Way, Histon, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9AQ.