School Calendar
Latest Events
| 24 Jan 2020 Sports Morning (Years 2 -6) |
| 05 Feb 2020 06:00PM - 07:00PM OPEN EVENING 6pm - 7pm |
| 07 Feb 2020 FoHPS Quiz Night |
| 07 Feb 2020 09:00AM - 09:30AM Wrens Class Assembly |
| 17 Feb 2020 HALF TERM School Closed |
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Houghton Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. |
| Please note that, during periods when the school is closed, including weekends, anyone with Child Protection concerns should contact Cambridgeshire Social Care directly, contact numbers are available here. However if you feel a young person is in immediate danger the police should be contacted. |
Always...Working hard to achieve our best...
Welcome to Houghton Primary School
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20th December 2019
The term finished with Christmas Lunch and our traditional Christingle assembly. A wonderful end to a very busy term. We are now closed until Monday 6th January 2020. We wish all our families and the whole community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Reading Headlines
Updated 20th December 2019
We are a 'Reading School'
In 2018-19 the children in Years 2 - 6 read and quizzed on an amazing
83,626,920 words
Amazing when we consider that the total words that we read in a WHOLE YEAR in our first year on the Accelerated Reader programme 6 years ago was 20 million words!
Latest Word Count: 20th December 2019
Current word count since the beginning of term: 26,630,200 words
We're averaging over 2 million words a week!
Engaged Reading Time
We aim for a minimum of 20 minutes a day average 'engaged reading time'.
We provide every child with this much time to read in school each day. We ask that children also read at home as part of their home learning.
2019-20 Statistics
The average engaged reading time per day is incredible at the moment!
We aim for 20 minutes per day... look at these statistics:
| Year Group | Average Engaged Reading Time per day* |
| Year 3 | 39 minutes per day |
| Year 4 | 34 minutes per day |
| Year 5 | 59 minutes per day |
| Year 6 | 24 minutes per day |
* This is an average of the class.
This year each class has consistently achieved an average engaged reading time in excess of 20 minutes a day. This reflects how much the vast majority of our children love reading. We know that children who have an engaged reading time of over 20 minutes a day are the children who do really well across the curriculum.
Millionaire Readers 2019-20
6th December 2019: Another 3 millionaire readers! Well done Nathan (Y6), Imogen (Y5) and Elliot (Y4)!
11th October 2019: Well done to Raffy (Y5) - our first millionaire reader of this academic year!
House Points
Updated: Friday 17th January
Well done to Lords for earning the most house points this week.
| Lords | Wembley | Wimbledon | Twickenham | |
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This week's points |
113 | 73 | 102 | 81 |
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Total points this term |
225 | 172 | 215 | 179 |
Winners of the GOLD Award in the national School Games Mark 2015/16 , 2016/17 , 2017/18 and 2018/19 for curriculum and extra-curricular sport.
Finalists in the 'Living Sports Sport Awards' 2016
County Champions in the ESFA World Cup football competition March 2017
Winners of the National Flag Championship 2019
Please see Sport Premium page for further details.
http://www.houghton.cambs.sch.uk/index.php/about-us/premium-funding/sport-premium
Comments from our most recent parent survey (2016)...
"We are delighted with how well our child has settled into school and how well she is progressing. She clearly enjoys her time spent at school."
"Houghton is a friendly school that encourages learning alongside very positive and responsible personal values. It’s a great mix and the result is a buzzing school."
"I think that the schools strength is that it knows each child so well. This is from a character/personality perspective and an academic one. Because you know each child so well it means you can deal with issues in a way that suits each child. This is so valuable."
"The school has a warm, supportive ethos and all members of staff are approachable. The teachers care about the welfare of the children and encourage them to achieve their potential."
"I love that Houghton makes use of it’s beautiful surroundings for learning, something my child has found invaluable."
"A great school that works very hard at putting the children first in all areas of teaching and well-being."
"I would have been very happy with this school had my child had standard learning abilities, however as he has SEN I have found myself relieved that he has a place in a school that shows commitment to helping him succeed."
"I love that Houghton is a village primary school. It has close links with the local community and also has a close community feel within the school. The teachers and children know everyone and are encouraged to look after each other."
"I think Houghton is a fantastic school and feel very privileged to be able to send my children there."
"A good school with friendly professional staff instilling good values and morals."
"We are very lucky to have such a wonderful school in our location."
"Parents views and opinions matter. Children are at the centre of the school ethos"
"The positivity, good feeling and can do attitude of the school. Very pleased with the level of outdoor activities, engaging pupils physically as well as mentally. Great teaching."
