Sawtry Junior Academy

School overview

Sawtry Junior Academy is a primary school serving Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 272 pupils aged 7 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Sawtry Junior Academy 'Good'. 50% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 9.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 6.0%. There are about 21.0 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.