Houghton Primary School
Community primary school in Huntingdon (Cambridgeshire).
KS2 RWM expected
72%
▲ 10pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
86%
▲ 11pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
86%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
72%
same England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.9%
▲ 0.1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
35.3
▲ 14.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
5.6%
▼ 19pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
84%
177 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Houghton Primary School is a primary school located in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 181 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. The school is led by Mr Andrew Spencer.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Chess
- Choir
- Football
- Gardening
- Hockey
- Multi-Sports
- Netball
Key facts
- URN
- 110680
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Briony Rice | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Agnes Gondor | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Nisha Mohamed | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Rebecca Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Sam Bavester | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Stephen Hodgson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Niamh Lawton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Briony Rice | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Nathan Wells | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ellaline Waughman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Miss Barbara Plumb | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2022 | |
| Mr Christian Bower-Sloane | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Spencer | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record