Ofsted: Good emoji_events #154 in Cambridgeshire public Top 84% UK

Hartford Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Rae Lee

corporate_fareTHE CAM ACADEMY TRUST

location_onHuntingdon, PE29 1UL

language Visit Website phone 1480454695

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

227

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Expected Standard

48%

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Age Range

7-11

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Hartford Junior School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Huntingdon, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hartford Junior School is an academy sponsor led in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 215 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #154 of 195 primaries in Cambridgeshire and #11,881 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 57%

Reading64% LA 73%

Writing66% LA 66%

Maths74% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing62% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading72% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing37% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths52% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.5

-3.0 to 0.6

-5.6

Write

LA -0.7

-7.4 to -3.9

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.5 to -1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading68% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.2

-2.1 to 1.2

-1.0

Write

LA -1.0

-2.5 to 0.5

0.8

Maths

LA -0.4

-0.6 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 61%

Reading76% LA 75%

Writing70% LA 75%

Maths80% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.2

-2.8 to 0.6

-1.4

Write

LA -0.9

-3 to 0.2

0.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.6 to 2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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15 October 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-10-15

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-09-15

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-06-11

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 215 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	215	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	216	2	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	224	5	2.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	226	8	3.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	220	11	5.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	227	10	4.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	227	8	3.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	227	19	8.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	229	6	2.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	230	16	7.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	227	4	1.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	225	6	2.7%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	228	2	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	227	4	1.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	229	11	4.8%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	222	2	0.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	222	6	2.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	224	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	216	3	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	217	1	0.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	224	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	229	11	4.8%	0.4%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils