Sawtry Infants' School

About Sawtry Infants' School

Parents at Sawtry Infants' School are overwhelmingly positive about their experience, with 94% of respondents to the Ofsted Parent View survey saying they would recommend the school. That figure comes from 51 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, and the individual question results back it up strongly. 82% of parents strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 76% strongly agreed that their child feels safe. On communication, 73% strongly agreed that the school makes them aware of what their child will learn, and 67% strongly agreed that their child does well. The school is also popular locally: for the 2025/26 admissions round, it received 72 first-preference applications for 68 places, with an oversubscription ratio of 1.26. That means for every place available, just over one family put it as their top choice, and in total 86 applications were received for those 68 places.

Academically, Sawtry Infants' School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2024, with all inspected categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all judged Good. The school had also been rated Good in its previous inspection back in 2011, though that earlier visit gave early years provision a lower score of 2 (Good) as well. Because the school only covers Reception to Year 2 (ages 4 to 7), there are no published Key Stage 2 SATs results to compare against the Cambridgeshire local authority average of 58% reaching the expected standard. The school's size is relatively small, with 199 pupils on roll against a capacity of 240, and 20.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for a primary infants' school, including a library, music rooms, art studios, an ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports provision covers rounders, cross country, swimming, cricket, gymnastics, tennis, and athletics, while clubs include drama, coding, eco club, and gardening. For children with additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for moderate learning difficulty, profound and multiple learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health, speech language and communication, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a state-funded, mixed, non-religious primary school in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, with no nursery or sixth form provision. It will suit families looking for a well-regarded local infants' school with strong parent satisfaction, clear communication, and a broad range of activities for younger children, particularly those who live within the catchment area given the oversubscription.

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