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.
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.
Transitioning to secondary school can bring lots of excitement but also some questions and worries 💙
Today, our Year 6 pupils took part in a mental health and wellbeing workshop, giving them the opportunity to talk about their feelings, ask questions and learn strategies to help them feel confident for the next stage of their journey.
We are so proud of the maturity, honesty and resilience they showed throughout the session. 🌟
#Year6 #TransitionToSecondary #MentalHealthMatters #HuntingdonAcademy #ReadyForTheFuture
Transitioning to secondary school can bring lots of excitement but also some questions and worries 💙
Today, our Year 6 pupils took part in a mental health and wellbeing workshop, giving them the opportunity to talk about their feelings, ask questions and learn strategies to help them feel confident for the next stage of their journey.
We are so proud of the maturity, honesty and resilience they showed throughout the session. 🌟
#Year6 #TransitionToSecondary #MentalHealthMatters #HuntingdonAcademy #ReadyForTheFuture
3C had an amazing time enjoying their Token Tower treat! 🎉 Through a range of fun games, the children showed fantastic collaboration, teamwork and turn-taking skills. It was wonderful to see so much laughter, encouragement and friendship as they worked together and celebrated their success. Well done, Year 3 – you’ve earned it! ⭐️
3C had an amazing time enjoying their Token Tower treat! 🎉 Through a range of fun games, the children showed fantastic collaboration, teamwork and turn-taking skills. It was wonderful to see so much laughter, encouragement and friendship as they worked together and celebrated their success. Well done, Year 3 – you’ve earned it! ⭐️
Mud kitchens, obstacle courses, dens, wheels, water, imagination and endless adventure… this is the magic of OPAL Play! 🌈
Every lunchtime is packed with opportunities to explore, create, collaborate and have fun. From the simplest resources come the biggest ideas, the loudest laughter and the happiest memories.
At Huntingdon, play isn’t just play – it’s creativity, resilience, communication and teamwork in action! 💚✨
#OPALPlay #PowerOfPlay #LearningThroughPlay #HuntingdonAcademy #ChildhoodMagic PlaytimeAdventures
Mud kitchens, obstacle courses, dens, wheels, water, imagination and endless adventure… this is the magic of OPAL Play! 🌈
Every lunchtime is packed with opportunities to explore, create, collaborate and have fun. From the simplest resources come the biggest ideas, the loudest laughter and the happiest memories.
At Huntingdon, play isn’t just play – it’s creativity, resilience, communication and teamwork in action! 💚✨
#OPALPlay #PowerOfPlay #LearningThroughPlay #HuntingdonAcademy #ChildhoodMagic PlaytimeAdventures
The police came to help our F2 children investigate who stole Mrs Riley’s chocolate bar 🍫🚔 They were fantastic detectives and so helpful throughout the mystery!
The police came to help our F2 children investigate who stole Mrs Riley’s chocolate bar 🍫🚔 They were fantastic detectives and so helpful throughout the mystery!
✨ The beauty of Opal Play ✨
Is it a magic potion?
Is it a special soup?
Or is it something else entirely?
Whatever it is, it’s made with imagination, curiosity and a whole lot of fun! #opalplay
✨ The beauty of Opal Play ✨
Is it a magic potion?
Is it a special soup?
Or is it something else entirely?
Whatever it is, it’s made with imagination, curiosity and a whole lot of fun! #opalplay
Year 6 have been transported into a spooky scene to inspire their new unit of horror writing…
The atmosphere was eerie, the suspense was building and imaginations were running wild. We can’t wait to see the chilling stories they create!
Year 6 have been transported into a spooky scene to inspire their new unit of horror writing…
The atmosphere was eerie, the suspense was building and imaginations were running wild. We can’t wait to see the chilling stories they create!
It has been an exciting start to Year 5’s Viking topic! The children have kick-started their learning by designing and making their own Viking longboats. They explored what made Viking longboats unique and used their creativity and teamwork skills to bring their ideas to life!
It has been an exciting start to Year 5’s Viking topic! The children have kick-started their learning by designing and making their own Viking longboats. They explored what made Viking longboats unique and used their creativity and teamwork skills to bring their ideas to life!
Uh Oh! A crime has taken place over the holidays! Someone has stolen Mrs Riley’s chocolate bar. The F2 children will become detectives over the next two weeks and help work out which teacher stole the chocolate🍫 We’ll even have a visit from the real police as part of our topic ‘People Who help Us.’
Uh Oh! A crime has taken place over the holidays! Someone has stolen Mrs Riley’s chocolate bar. The F2 children will become detectives over the next two weeks and help work out which teacher stole the chocolate🍫 We’ll even have a visit from the real police as part of our topic ‘People Who help Us.’
