Winhills Primary Academy

About Winhills Primary Academy

Winhills Primary Academy is a state primary school in Huntingdonshire, part of the Cambridgeshire local authority. Among the 210 primary schools in the area, it ranks 157th, placing it in the bottom half of the LA. Within Huntingdonshire specifically, it sits 45th out of 55 schools. The top-performing nearby primaries on the same ranking metric include Histon and Impington Brook Primary School, Caldecote Primary School, and Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School, all of which score significantly higher. The school has 248 pupils on roll against a capacity of 367, and serves a community where 40.5 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. It is led by headteacher Carol Besant and has no religious character.

In its most recent Key Stage 2 results from the 2023/24 academic year, 45 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Cambridgeshire LA average of 58 per cent. Average scores were 102 in reading and 103 in maths. The proportion reaching the higher standard was 23 per cent in reading, 23 per cent in maths, and just 5 per cent in writing. In its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2018, the school was rated Good overall, with Good for leadership and management and Good for early years provision. This was an improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2016, when it was rated Requires Improvement. A follow-up ungraded inspection in 2024 confirmed the school remains Good.

The school offers nursery provision for children from age three. Admission for Reception is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 43 applications for 25 places, with 25 first-preference offers made. Facilities include a library, playing fields, a forest school, sports hall, art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, swimming, netball, gymnastics, and cross country, while clubs range from gardening and chess to eco club, art club, choir, and coding. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. This is a school that suits families looking for a smaller primary with strong early years and SEND support, though academic outcomes are below the local average.

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