Ramsey Spinning Infant School
Ramsey Spinning Infant School is an academy converter in Huntingdon for pupils aged 5 to 7. It has 223 pupils on roll. Teacher turnover is high, with about 44% of its teachers gone within a year (in 2024/25; nationally, 16%).
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 5-7 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | High Street Ramsey Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE26 1AD |
| Reference Number | 143775 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 223 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 56.95%
Girls: 43.05% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 31.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 11.2% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 24.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | 34 | 80 |
| 2 | 41 | 32 | 73 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 78.5% |
| White, Other | 7.6% |
| African | 3.1% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.3% |
| Pakistani | 1.3% |
| White & Asian | 0.9% |
| Indian | 0.9% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.9% |
| Caribbean | 0.4% |
| Asian, Other | 0.4% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 23 Apr 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2025 | School inspection |
| 28 Jan 2020 | School inspection |
| 06 Apr 2017 | Academy conversion letter |
| 13 Nov 2013 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Ramsey Spinning Infant School | |
| 07 Jan 2011 | Interim assessment |
| 17 Sep 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 21 Feb 2005 | Full inspection |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 8 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 6 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Ramsey Spinning Infant School had 223 pupils for 270 places. 47 places (17.4%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Ramsey Town 1 Primary” planning area
Cambridgeshire counted 150 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 165 in 2029–30, up 10%.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 |
| Pupils | 161 | 175 | 160 | 198 | 205 | 199 | 209 | 223 |
| Unfilled | 40.4% | 35.2% | 40.7% | 26.7% | 24.1% | 26.3% | 22.6% | 17.4% |
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 Ramsey Spinning Infant School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.9% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 5.4% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| Severely absent pupils | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.7% |
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, 2.6% of pupils at Ramsey Spinning Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Ramsey Spinning Infant School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 43.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.8 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 12.7 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 17.1% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 7.7% | 0.0% | 17.8% | 8.3% | 17.5% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 41.7% | 72.7% | – | 66.7% | 71.4% | 85.7% | 92.3% | 42.1% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.3 | 4.4 | – | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | – |
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, 18.8% of pupils at Ramsey Spinning Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 13 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 10 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 8 | 2 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 6 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 4 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 0 | 1 |
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 Ramsey Spinning Infant School received £6,044 and spent £6,032 for each of its 231 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £119,000 (£515 per pupil).
Across all 36 schools of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, income was £7,171 and spending £7,108 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £56,000 | £81,000 | £39,000 | £27,000 | £26,000 | £86,000 | £119,000 |
| per pupil | £350 | £414 | £195 | £133 | £131 | £415 | £515 |
| In-year balance | £17,000 | £17,000 | -£45,000 | £54,000 | £19,000 | £7,000 | £3,000 |
| per pupil | £104 | £85 | -£224 | £265 | £94 | £35 | £12 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
|
Ramsey Junior School
Station Road, Ramsey, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE26 1JA |
0.12 miles |
|
Bury CofE Primary School
Owls End, Bury, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE26 2NJ |
0.75 miles |
|
Upwood Primary Academy
Ramsey Road, Upwood, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE26 2QA |
1.68 miles |
|
The Ashbeach Primary School
Ashbeach Drove, Ramsey St Mary's, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE26 2TG |
2.84 miles |
|
Warboys Primary Academy
Humberdale Way, Warboys, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 2RX |
3.11 miles |
|
Benwick Primary School
High Street, Benwick, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0XA |
4.77 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
Abbey College, Ramsey
Abbey Road, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, PE26 1DG |
0.53 miles |
All schools in Huntingdon · Cambridgeshire local authority: places and applications
Ramsey Spinning Infant School is part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, which runs 37 schools. The nearest others:
- Ramsey Junior School Huntingdon
- Cavalry Primary School March
- Westwood Primary School March
- Highlees Primary School Peterborough
- Eyrescroft Primary School Peterborough
- Millfield Primary School Ely
- Elm Road Primary School Wisbech
- The Nene Infant & Nursery School Wisbech
- Ramnoth Junior School Wisbech
- The Hyde School London
How many pupils does Ramsey Spinning Infant School have?
Ramsey Spinning Infant School has 223 pupils on roll.
What age range does Ramsey Spinning Infant School cover?
Ramsey Spinning Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.
Where is Ramsey Spinning Infant School?
Ramsey Spinning Infant School is at High Street, Ramsey, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE26 1AD.