The Green, Histon, Cambridge CB24 9JA
10 reasons to choose Histon and Impington Brook Primary School
Top line
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 73. It is one of the best state primary schools in Cambridge and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School is a state junior school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 28 members of Meridian Trust. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply an Outstanding rating for the school in its last (2024) inspection.
Average class size
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School has two classes per year rising to four, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Histon and Impington Brook Primary School ranks in the top 5% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 10% of schools. Most pupils go on to Impington Village College at the end of Year 6.
The Histon and Impington Brook Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately and are organised thematically or by half-termly topics, with cross-curricular linking. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Histon and Impington Brook Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Histon and Impington Brook Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.45am to 3.15pm. Before and after school clubs may extend the day from 7.55am to 4.30pm.
Find another school near Histon and Impington Brook Primary School
St John’s College School, Cambridge (3.3 miles); King’s College School, Cambridge (3.7 miles); Stephen Perse Junior School Fitzwilliam Building (4.5 miles).
Girton Glebe Primary School (2.4 miles); Oakington Church of England Primary School (2.4 miles); Newnham Croft Primary School (4.2 miles).
The Leys School (4.3 miles); The Stephen Perse Foundation (4.5 miles); Mander Portman Woodward, Cambridge (4.5 miles).
Impington Village College (0.5 miles); Chesterton Community College (2.6 miles); Cottenham Village College (3.1 miles).