St Peter's SchoolHinchingbrooke School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Huntingdon.
Summary of the comparison
St Peter's School and Hinchingbrooke School are secondary schools in Huntingdon.
St Peter's School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Hinchingbrooke School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hinchingbrooke School is ahead on our composite score.
St Peter's School was judged the expected standard and Hinchingbrooke School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.3 for St Peter's School and 49.0 for Hinchingbrooke School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Peter's School (43.9 in 2021-22, 39.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Hinchingbrooke School (53.1 in 2021-22, 49.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HuntingdonSt Peter's School | HuntingdonHinchingbrooke School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100 | C67/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 28th of 34 in Cambridgeshire | 11th of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,506 | 2,173 | |
| Capacity | 1,585 | 2,005 | |
| Location | Huntingdon, PE29 7DD | Huntingdon, PE29 3BN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.3 | 49.0 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34.0% | 48.6% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52.3% | 67.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 241 | 348 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 70 | 178 | |
| A-level average points | 22.5 | 38.2 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 24.9 | 39.6 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 8.6% | 21.9% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,525 | 2,109 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.7% | 22.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 18.8% | 12.9% | |
| SEN support | 14.2% | 11.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.6% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.8% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.7% | 16.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Peter's School
Hinchingbrooke School
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