Wintringham Primary Academy

About Wintringham Primary Academy

Wintringham Primary Academy is a popular choice among local families, and the numbers back that up. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 90 applications for just 50 places, giving it an oversubscription ratio of 1.8. All 50 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which suggests that for those who put it top of their list, the school is a realistic option. While the school does not publish a parent-view recommendation percentage, the fact that it is oversubscribed indicates strong local demand. The school is a state-funded primary for mixed genders aged 2 to 11, with a nursery on site, and is led by headteacher Tracy Bryden. It currently has 300 pupils against a capacity of 630, so there is room to grow. The school has no religious character and sits in the Huntingdonshire borough of Cambridgeshire.

Academically, Wintringham performs broadly in line with local averages. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, just slightly below the Cambridgeshire local authority average of 58%. The school’s strongest subject at the higher standard was reading, where 39% of pupils achieved the higher level, compared with 17% in maths and none in writing. Average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 105 in maths. In the local authority rankings, the school sits at 113th out of 210 primary schools, placing it in the bottom half nationally. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2023 rated it Good across all categories, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. The school has held a Good rating consistently across its inspections, with no previous lower grade on record.

The school offers a solid range of facilities, including a library, music rooms, ICT suite, sports hall, playing fields, and a forest school area. Sports provision includes cricket, rounders, swimming and dance, while clubs cover drama, gardening and eco club. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 24.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse intake. Wintringham is a good fit for families in Huntingdonshire who want a well-equipped, oversubscribed primary with a nursery and a strong focus on reading, and who are comfortable with a school that performs around the local average academically.

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