Visit us at our Open Day on Saturday 16th May, 9.30am-11.30am or apply now to start September 2026.
Huntingdon Academy is a two-form entry school located five minutes walking distance from Nottingham city centre. There are 453 children on roll and the school has a 52 place nursey. Huntingdon Academy is a vibrant, diverse and multicultural school that works in strong partnership with its community.
Huntingdon Academy has oracy at the forefront of its philosophy as we believe that spoken communication is vital to success in life. Our vision is to empower all our stakeholders to grow and reach their potential and we have a motivated, kind and ambitious team that adopt a relentless pursuit of best practice.
Our Academy vision, values and curriculum drivers are embedded in all our work. We teach our children they have a voice that matters. We have a bespoke curriculum, with reading at its core. Our curriculum is relevant, purposeful, and engaging to ensure our children are invested in their learning. We believe in active, participative learning which leads to a vibrant and exciting learning environment.
Children that attend Huntingdon Academy leave their primary education with strong emotional intelligence and communication skills. Our pupils transition to secondary school with a positive attitude to learning and are ambitious for their future.
All children are challenged, nurtured and inspired to achieve highly and make a positive contribution to society.
Join us for our May open day to explore our fantastic facilities, enjoy guided tours from our student ambassadors and meet our dedicated teaching team.
Date: Saturday 16th May
Time: 9.30am – 11.30am
Our experienced Early Years team provide a warm, nurturing environment where children grow in confidence and develop essential communication, social, emotional and early learning skills.
With a rich curriculum including literacy, maths, creativity and understanding the world around them, your child has the opportunity to thrive from their very first day.
Apply now for September 2026 – our Early Years Team look forward to welcoming you.
At Huntingdon Academy our morning and afternoon nursery sessions give children a joyful and nurturing start to their learning journey. Children enjoy focused activities, shared story time and plenty of imaginative play in our spacious early years playground.
We offer both 15-hour and 30-hour funded nursery places, making high-quality early education accessible for families.
Discover more about our nursery provision, curriculum, funding options and how to apply.
Let your child’s school adventure start at Huntingdon Academy.
Watch our video to hear from Head of School Ms Riley and pupils at Huntingdon Academy talk about the school, our values and favourite subjects.
When special people come together, magic happens. ☕️✨Celebrating fantastic school attendance with smiles, warm hot chocolate, and a shared love of being at school. Moments like these remind us just how joyful school can be. 💛📚
#attendancecounts #schooljoy #schoolcommunity
When special people come together, magic happens. ☕️✨Celebrating fantastic school attendance with smiles, warm hot chocolate, and a shared love of being at school. Moments like these remind us just how joyful school can be. 💛📚
#attendancecounts #schooljoy #schoolcommunity
We are so proud of this young man’s efforts with his handwriting ✍️🌟 Hard work, perseverance, and pride shining through every letter!
#SoProud #HandwritingGoals #ProgressMatters #hardwork
We are so proud of this young man’s efforts with his handwriting ✍️🌟 Hard work, perseverance, and pride shining through every letter!
#SoProud #HandwritingGoals #ProgressMatters #hardwork
🌟 Our Resilience Champions of the Week! 🌟
A huge well done to all of our pupils who have been spotted showing resilience this week. We are so proud of the determination, perseverance and positive attitudes you demonstrate every day. Keep up the fantastic work! 👏✨
#RelianceChampions #Resilience #ProudSchoolMoment
🌟 Our Resilience Champions of the Week! 🌟
A huge well done to all of our pupils who have been spotted showing resilience this week. We are so proud of the determination, perseverance and positive attitudes you demonstrate every day. Keep up the fantastic work! 👏✨
#RelianceChampions #Resilience #ProudSchoolMoment
🏗️🔍 Year 6 engineers at work! Today we tested different bridge trusses and decks to see which designs could hold a 500g weight. Lots of teamwork, problem‑solving, and impressive structures! 💡👏 #Year6 #STEM #BrilliantBuilders #EngineeringInAction
🏗️🔍 Year 6 engineers at work! Today we tested different bridge trusses and decks to see which designs could hold a 500g weight. Lots of teamwork, problem‑solving, and impressive structures! 💡👏 #Year6 #STEM #BrilliantBuilders #EngineeringInAction
Something new has landed at Opal Play… can you spot our trapeze swings? 🤸♀️
🌍🎉 We’re celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday on Friday 8th May! Children can come dressed as their favourite explorer or animal for a £1 donation, helping us raise money for 2 new school guinea pigs!
After school, children can also enter a 50p raffle to help name our new furry friends!
#DavidAttenborough #SchoolCelebration #WildlifeInspired
🌍🎉 We’re celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday on Friday 8th May! Children can come dressed as their favourite explorer or animal for a £1 donation, helping us raise money for 2 new school guinea pigs!
After school, children can also enter a 50p raffle to help name our new furry friends!
#DavidAttenborough #SchoolCelebration #WildlifeInspired
Another amazing sunny day at St Ann’s Community Orchard!
Today’s activities included bug hunting, the messy kitchen, whittling sticks and of course… another campfire!
We had so much fun exploring different bugs and building our teamwork and collaboration skills along the way!
Another amazing sunny day at St Ann’s Community Orchard!
Today’s activities included bug hunting, the messy kitchen, whittling sticks and of course… another campfire!
We had so much fun exploring different bugs and building our teamwork and collaboration skills along the way!
✨ A brilliant evening of subject development! ✨Huge thanks to Miss Lees, our amazing Curriculum Leader, for leading such a positive and energising session 👏Thank you to our governors for spending time with staff, celebrating what’s working well and discussing next steps for our curriculum 💬📘Miss Lees was buzzing after such a collaborative event! When we come together, great things happen 💛#Teamwork #CurriculumDevelopment #StaffCollaboration #ProudSc
✨ A brilliant evening of subject development! ✨Huge thanks to Miss Lees, our amazing Curriculum Leader, for leading such a positive and energising session 👏Thank you to our governors for spending time with staff, celebrating what’s working well and discussing next steps for our curriculum 💬📘Miss Lees was buzzing after such a collaborative event! When we come together, great things happen 💛#Teamwork #CurriculumDevelopment #StaffCollaboration #ProudSc
