Kimbolton Primary Academy

Kimbolton Primary Academy successfully maintains a good standard of education, highlighted by its strong focus on reading and mathematics. The school fosters a respectful environment where pupils learn to appreciate diversity and take on responsibilities, such as Year 6 prefects. Students exhibit excellent behavior, contributing to a safe, calm atmosphere, and enjoy various learning opportunities, including regular outdoor forest school sessions and extracurricular clubs. While the reading curriculum is particularly robust, there are some concerns regarding the clarity and strength of curriculum planning in subjects outside of English and mathematics, which requires further development.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on developing respect and appreciating diversity.
• Exceptional reading program that instills a love for reading.
• Well-structured mathematics curriculum that meets mixed-age needs.
• Pupils exhibit excellent behavior and take responsibility.
• Broad range of extracurricular activities and educational visits.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning in subjects other than English and mathematics is not as strong.

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 Kimbolton Primary Academy attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Kimbolton 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 Kimbolton Primary Academy had 13.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 15.3% of pupils at Kimbolton Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 Kimbolton Primary Academy received £8,533 and spent £8,488 for each of its 75 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £42,000 (£563 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 Huntingdon · Cambridgeshire local authority: places and applications

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

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

What is Kimbolton Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kimbolton Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2022.

When was Kimbolton Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Kimbolton Primary Academy was last inspected in January 2022.

How many pupils does Kimbolton Primary Academy have?

Kimbolton Primary Academy has 59 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kimbolton Primary Academy cover?

Kimbolton Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Kimbolton Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kimbolton Primary Academy?

Kimbolton Primary Academy is at Newtown, Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0HY.