Huntington Primary Academy

About Huntington Primary Academy

Huntington Primary Academy in York is a mixed state primary for children aged 5 to 11, currently home to 362 pupils against a capacity of 420, meaning there is some room to grow. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 11%, which is notably lower than the national average for primary schools, suggesting a relatively less disadvantaged intake than many schools nationally. Demand for places is strong: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 91 applications for 53 places, an oversubscription ratio of 1.72, and made 52 offers to first-preference families. This level of competition indicates that despite its current Ofsted rating, the school remains a popular choice among local parents, particularly those living closest to the catchment area.

Academically, the school's most recent Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 49% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the local authority average of 62% and places the school 39th out of 47 primaries in York. In the individual subjects, 68% reached the expected standard in reading, 63% in maths, and 59% in writing. The proportion achieving the higher standard in all three subjects was just 6%, with maths and reading higher scores at 22% and 24% respectively. Average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 102 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 20% of all primaries for combined expected standards, and in the bottom half within Yorkshire and the Humber. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023 rated overall effectiveness as Requires Improvement, though behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management were all judged Good. The previous inspection in 2013 had rated the school Good overall.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, library, ICT suite, music rooms, and a Forest School area, plus a chapel. Sports provision covers gymnastics, netball, cross country, tennis, athletics, swimming and cricket, and there are clubs such as art, eco, drama, film and coding. For children with additional needs, the school lists provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. There is no nursery or sixth form. Given the oversubscription and the school's position in the local rankings, Huntington Primary Academy is likely to suit families who live close enough to secure a place and who value a broad extracurricular offer and strong pastoral care, but who are prepared to support their child's academic progress in a school that is currently working through an improvement plan.

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