SCHOOL PROFILE

Ramsey Spinning Infant School

Primary Academy converter URN 143775
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

24 April 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 223 223 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 96 43.0% of pupils
Male pupils 127 57.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.8%
7.0 pts above England
School 31.8%
Huntingdonshire 21.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.2%
9.1 pts below England
School 11.2%
Huntingdonshire 12.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Huntingdonshire 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.5%
175
Any other White background
7.6%
17
African
3.1%
7
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
7
Pakistani
1.3%
3
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.6% 46 of 223 pupils
0.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.6%
Huntingdonshire 18.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.8% 42 pupils
England 14.8% 4.0 pts above
EHC plans 1.8% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Speech, language & communication 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Specific learning difficulty 4
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.69%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.48 pts higher than England
School 6.69%
Huntingdonshire 5.67%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.53%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.71 pts higher than England
School 20.53%
Huntingdonshire 12.94%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.66%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.14 pts lower than England
School 0.66%
Huntingdonshire 1.85%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

82.6% 5.6 pts below England
Ramsey Spinning Infant School
82.6%
Huntingdonshire
83.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information