The Round House Primary Academy

The Round House Primary Academy has successfully maintained the strong standards identified in its previous inspection, demonstrating effective leadership and a commitment to improving educational outcomes. The school offers a supportive and engaging environment where pupils thrive, enjoying a broad and well-structured curriculum that promotes their academic and personal development. Positive relationships between staff and students foster a culture of respect and high expectations, contributing to overall pupil happiness and strong behavioural conduct throughout the school community.

Strengths

• Strong pupil engagement in lessons and effective learning opportunities.
• Innovative curriculum delivery with a focus on outdoor learning and hands-on experiences.
• Effective teaching of basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Inclusive support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Excellent pupil behaviour and conduct supported by strong routines.

Areas for Improvement

• Opportunities for deepening knowledge and understanding are not consistently provided for all pupils.

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 The Round House Primary Academy attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.5% 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, 1.7% of pupils at The Round House Primary Academy 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 The Round House Primary Academy had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.3% 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, 19.2% of pupils at The Round House Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 The Round House Primary Academy received £6,501 and spent £6,321 for each of its 394 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £668,000 (£1,695 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, income was £7,117 and spending £7,316 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 St Neots · Cambridgeshire local authority: places and applications

The Round House Primary Academy is part of The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Wintringham Primary Academy St. Neots
• Winhills Primary Academy St Neots
• Middlefield Primary Academy St Neots
• Great Staughton Primary Academy St Neots
• Kimbolton Primary Academy Huntingdon
• Roman Way Academy Royston
• King James Academy Royston Royston
• Glebelands Primary Academy Chatteris
• Braybrook Primary Academy Peterborough
• Thomas Eaton Primary Academy March

What is The Round House Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Round House Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was The Round House Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Round House Primary Academy was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does The Round House Primary Academy have?

The Round House Primary Academy has 401 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Round House Primary Academy cover?

The Round House Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are The Round House Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Round House Primary Academy?

The Round House Primary Academy is at School Drive, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 6AW.