Hinchingbrooke School
Brampton Road, Huntingdon, PE29 3BN
2,173 pupils · 108% of 2,005 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 2 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 51.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 72.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 80.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.29 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 329 | 423 | 673 | 329 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 323 | 411 | 655 | 323 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 342 | 412 | 639 | 342 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 328 | 422 | 644 | 328 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 331 | 392 | 543 | 331 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 341 | 357 | 535 | 341 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 293 | 385 | 584 | 293 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 287 | 358 | 569 | 287 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Peter's School 1.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Ivo Academy 7.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Longsands Academy 11.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Sawtry Village Academy 13.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ernulf Academy 13.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Swavesey Village College 13.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.