- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Catholic
Results above the Cambridge average, low absence.
288 first choices, 177 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1662.9
Cambridge 58.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 943
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
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- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Cambridge average, low absence.
293 first choices, 174 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1665.4
Cambridge 58.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,126
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Cambridge average, low absence.
135 first choices, 113 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1665.9
Cambridge 58.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 667
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Cambridge average.
Attainment 8 at 1662.1
Cambridge 58.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.4%Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 455
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Cambridge average.
112 first choices, 121 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1656.6
Cambridge 58.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.3%Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 613
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Cambridge average.
59 first choices, 125 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1658.7
Cambridge 58.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.9%Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 553
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Cambridge average, high absence.
154 first choices, 201 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1646.8
Cambridge 58.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,259
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
- Ofsted:Good
Results well below the Cambridge average, high absence.
68 first choices, 150 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.6
Cambridge 58.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 687
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Mander Portman Woodward
Cambridge, CB2 1JE · Independent · Secondary · Ages 14 to 20
- ISI:Inspected
- Faith school
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 133
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Abbey College Cambridge
Cambridgeshire, CB2 8EB · Independent · Secondary · Ages 12 to 21
- ISI:Inspected
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 337
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Cambridge Muslim Secondary School
Cambridge, CB1 3RH · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Muslim
- Girls
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 8
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge
Cb1 2aw · Independent · Secondary · Ages 14 to 19
- ISI:Inspected
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 100
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Heritage School
Cambridge, CB2 1JE · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 16
- ISI:Inspected
- Faith school
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 203
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Holme Court School
Cambridge, CB1 8DW · Independent · All-through · Ages 7 to 16
- Ofsted:Good
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 40
- Pupils per teacher
- –
OA - Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2BD · Academy · All-through · Ages 5 to 16
- Ofsted:Good
Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 5
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.8
St. Andrew's College Cambridge
Cambridge, CB1 2JB · Independent · Secondary · Ages 15 to 22
- ISI:Inspected
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 123
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE · Special · All-through · Ages 2 to 19
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 12.0%
- Pupils
- 233
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.1
Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)
Cambridge, CB4 1NQ · Independent · Secondary · Ages 13 to 24
- ISI:Inspected
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 453
- Pupils per teacher
- –
King's College School
Cambridge, CB3 9DN · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 14
- ISI:Inspected
- Church of England
- Grammar
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 381
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Sancton Wood School
Cb1 2ez · Independent · All-through · Ages 1 to 16
- ISI:Inspected
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Independent school. Results close to the Cambridge average.
Attainment 8 at 1660.4
Cambridge 58.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- –Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 363
- Pupils per teacher
- –
St Mary's School
cambridge, CB2 1LY · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19 · Girls
- ISI:Inspected
- Catholic
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results close to the Cambridge average.
Attainment 8 at 1657.3
Cambridge 58.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- –Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 510
- Pupils per teacher
- –
The Leys School
Cambridge, CB2 7AD · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19
- ISI:Inspected
- Methodist
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 564
- Pupils per teacher
- –
The Perse School
Cb2 8qf · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19
- ISI:Inspected
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results well above the Cambridge average.
Attainment 8 at 1684.4
Cambridge 58.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- –Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 1,774
- Pupils per teacher
- –
The Stephen Perse Foundation
Cb2 1hf · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 19
- ISI:Inspected
- Faith school
- Grammar
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Cambridge 8.0%
- Pupils
- 1,482
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Secondary schools24including 2 special
- Attainment 8 at 1658.2England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools10 of 242 Catholic, 3 Church of England
- With a nursery class5take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals27.8%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Cambridge's secondary schools spread out
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Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Cambridge
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 17 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 7
- Good: 5 of 7
- Requires improvement: 0 of 7
- Inadequate: 0 of 7
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Cambridge
Some are faith schools.
10 of the 24 secondary schools in Cambridge have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Cambridge, explained
There are 24 secondary schools in Cambridge, teaching 13,012 children. 0 are run by the council and 9 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 special and 14 independent schools.
100% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Cambridge scored an average Attainment 8 of 58.2 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
27.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,545 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 19.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Cambridge?
There are 24 secondary schools in Cambridge, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Cambridge?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Cambridge on Eduscope are St Bede's Inter-Church School, Chesterton Community College and Parkside Community College. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Cambridge?
Cambridge has 2 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 5 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Cambridge ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Cambridge secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Cambridge is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Cambridge?
When choosing a secondary school in Cambridge, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 24 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.