Hinchingbrooke School

Cambridgeshire County Council manages the admissions process for this school.

In-year admissions are managed by the school.

Catchment information

The catchment area includes the catchment areas of the following primary schools: Brampton, Buckden, Brington, Cromwell Academy, Godmanchester Community Academy, Godmanchester Bridge Academy, Offord, Spaldwick and St Anne’s Godmanchester. The catchment area also includes part of the catchment areas of the following schools: Huntingdon Primary, Thongsley Fields and St Johns detailed as follows:-
Huntingdon to the south and west of Ermine Street (except the Stukeley Meadows Estate), Cromwell Walk; Brookside and Nursery Road; Hinchingbrooke Park Housing Estate, and the following streets from the northern part of Huntingdon - Surrey Road, Richmond Close, Kingston Close, Kent Road, Dover Close, Deal Close, Maple Drive, Sycamore Drive, Sapley Square, Essex Road, Nene Road, Thames Road, Norfolk Road, Sapley Park, Medway Road, Foster Court, Lucas Court, Lavender Court, Garner Court, Armstrong Court, Beale Court, Gimber Court, Tomlinson Court, Godeby Court, Judson Court, St Barnabas Court, Selby Court, Cotton Court, Hazelwood Walk and Coneygear Road (even numbers 40-62). Although the whole of St. John’s catchment area is not located within Hinchingbrooke’s area, the school itself is.

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Oversubscription Criteria

Children who have a statement of special educational needs that names the school will be admitted. NB. Those children with a statement of special educational needs or education health and care plan that does not name the school will be referred to the Statutory Assessment Team (S.A.T) to determine an appropriate place.

1. Children in Care (CIC), also Children Looked After (CLA), and children who were looked after but ceased to be so by reason of adoption, a resident order or special guardianship order, including children who appear to the Admission Authority to have been in State care (ie in the care of/accommodated by a public authority, religious organisation or any other provider whose sole/main purpose is to benefit society) outside of England but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted only.
2. Children of Hinchingbrooke School staff who have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post from which there is a demonstrable skill shortage;
3. Children who live in the catchment area, attend primary schools within the catchment area and who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission;
4. Children who live in the catchment area with a sibling at the school at the time of admission;
5. Children who live in the catchment area who attend the primary schools within it;
6. Children who live in the catchment area;
7. Children who live outside the catchment area, who attend primary schools within it and who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission;
8. Children who live outside the catchment area who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission
9. Children who live outside the catchment area who attend the primary schools within the catchment area;
10. Children who live outside the catchment area, but nearest the school as measured by a straight line

In cases of equal merit priority will go to children living nearest the school by shortest straight line distance.

Cambridgeshire County Council manages the admissions process for this school.

In-year admissions are managed by the school.

Catchment information

The catchment area includes the catchment areas of the following primary schools: Brampton, Buckden, Brington, Cromwell Academy, Godmanchester Community Academy, Godmanchester Bridge Academy, Offord, Spaldwick and St Anne’s Godmanchester. The catchment area also includes part of the catchment areas of the following schools: Huntingdon Primary, Thongsley Fields and St Johns detailed as follows:-
Huntingdon to the south and west of Ermine Street (except the Stukeley Meadows Estate), Cromwell Walk; Brookside and Nursery Road; Hinchingbrooke Park Housing Estate, and the following streets from the northern part of Huntingdon - Surrey Road, Richmond Close, Kingston Close, Kent Road, Dover Close, Deal Close, Maple Drive, Sycamore Drive, Sapley Square, Essex Road, Nene Road, Thames Road, Norfolk Road, Sapley Park, Medway Road, Foster Court, Lucas Court, Lavender Court, Garner Court, Armstrong Court, Beale Court, Gimber Court, Tomlinson Court, Godeby Court, Judson Court, St Barnabas Court, Selby Court, Cotton Court, Hazelwood Walk and Coneygear Road (even numbers 40-62). Although the whole of St. John’s catchment area is not located within Hinchingbrooke’s area, the school itself is.

View school and catchment area on a map

Oversubscription Criteria

Children who have a statement of special educational needs that names the school will be admitted. NB. Those children with a statement of special educational needs or education health and care plan that does not name the school will be referred to the Statutory Assessment Team (S.A.T) to determine an appropriate place.

1. Children in care (CiC), and children who were in care but ceased to be so by reason of adoption, a resident order or special guardianship order; , including children who appear to the Admission Authority to have been in State care (ie in the care of of accommodated by a public authority, religious organisation or any other provider whose sole/main purpose is to benefit society) outside of England but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted only.
2. Children of Hinchingbrooke School staff who have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post from which there is a demonstrable skill shortage;
3. Children who live in the catchment area, attend primary schools within the catchment area and who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission;
4. Children who live in the catchment area with a sibling at the school at the time of admission;
5. Children who live in the catchment area who attend the primary schools within it;
6. Children who live in the catchment area;
7. Children who live outside the catchment area, who attend primary schools within it and who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission;
8. Children who live outside the catchment area who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission
9. Children who live outside the catchment area who attend the primary schools within the catchment area;
10. Children who live outside the catchment area, but nearest the school as measured by a straight line

In cases of equal merit priority will go to children living nearest the school by shortest straight line distance.

• Information regarding the allocation of Cambridgeshire school places during the current admissions process (year of entry) and previous academic years.
• Places remaining for in-year applications