Spring Common Academy is a special academy in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, for children and young people aged 2 to 19. It supports autism, moderate learning and severe learning.
- Ages 2–19
- 211 pupils
School details
- Type
- Special academy
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Pupils
- 211 (places for 209)
- Headteacher
- Mr Leigh Aitken (Headteacher)
- Part of
- Horizons Education Trust
- Opened
- 1 January 2016
- Free school meals
- 49.7% of pupils eligible
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- School reference (URN)
- 142557
Needs it supports
3 needs: autism, moderate learning and 1 more
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
Cognition and learning
- Moderate learning difficulty Other schools for this in Cambridgeshire (10)
- Severe learning difficulty Other schools for this in Cambridgeshire (7)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places at schools like this usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask questions
See whether the school feels right and whether it can meet your child’s needs. Our list of questions below can help.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Cambridgeshire council) that this is the school you want, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Free home-to-school transport is often part of the arrangement.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, June 2025; school remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next (May 2024)
Inspected in June 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Sixth formRequires improvement
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next (ungraded inspection, May 2024).
Contact and getting there
American Lane, Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Prestley Wood Academy Special school · Ages 4–19 3.1 miles
- Aurora Fairway School Independent · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted: Good 3.6 miles
- Buckden CofE Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 5–11 4.3 miles
All SEND schools in Cambridgeshire
By need in Cambridgeshire: Autism (12) · Moderate learning (11) · SEMH (8) · Severe learning (8) · Speech and language (7) · Dyslexia and SpLD (6) · Physical (6) · PMLD (4) · Hearing (4) · Vision (4) · Multi-sensory (4)
Questions about Spring Common Academy
How do I get a place at Spring Common Academy?
There’s no catchment area or application round. Places usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult Spring Common Academy. If it is named in the plan, the school must admit your child.
What needs does Spring Common Academy support?
Autism, moderate learning difficulty and severe learning difficulty. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Spring Common Academy take?
Aged 2 to 19, boys and girls.
What is Spring Common Academy’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Spring Common Academy?
American Lane, Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ, in Cambridgeshire.
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