Histon and Impington Brook Primary School

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 4 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding

The Green, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Histon and Impington Brook Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 309 schools in Cambridgeshire. It ranks 1st of 76 primary schools in Cambridge. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 15 October 2024, report published 13 November 2024

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 15 October 2024

Pupils love attending this exceptional school where they have many opportunities to shine. From the moment children join in Reception, they flourish. They understand, and show, their 'HIBPS' values which school councillors have recently re-vamped. Values such as 'responsibility' and 'respect' are second nature to pupils. They live and breathe them throughout the day. This helps pupils develop into the kind and mature young people they are. Older pupils value helping younger pupils in their roles as 'play leaders'. This helps to build the strong family feel that exists throughout the school. Pupils love coming together as one to chat over lunch in the dining hall or when baking together in the kitchen. Pupils aspire to be the best they can be. Their behaviour is exceptional. Pupils work incredibly hard to reach the high expectations staff have of them. They focus diligently on their learning. This helps them to produce work of an excellent quality. Pupils benefit from the thoroughly designed enrichment programme. Trips to places such as Bletchley Park, the West End or a range of different museums enable pupils to deepen the knowledge they learn in class. Pupils see themselves as budding innovators, artists, mathematicians, scientists, authors and more.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

58 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths90%

90%, 28 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths24%

24%, 16 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score111

111, 5 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score111

111, 6 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score111

111, 6 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

408 pupils on roll, with places for 630

Eligible for free school meals9.6%

9.6%, 16.9 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language15.4%

15.4%, 6.2 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support10.5%

10.5%, 4.3 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2.7%

2.7%, 3.3 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Histon and Impington Brook Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Histon and Impington Park Primary School0.3 milesOfsted: Outstanding85% met the expected standard
Orchard Park Community Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good41% met the expected standard
Girton Glebe Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good61% met the expected standard
St Laurence Catholic Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good63% met the expected standard
Kings Hedges Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good79% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Academy converter
Sector
Academy
Trust
MERIDIAN TRUST
Age range
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Mr Richard Bakker
Address
The Green, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9JA
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
URN
139087

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.