OFSTED
17 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
860
860 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
425
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
435
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.1 pts
below England
School
20.7%
South Cambridgeshire
17.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.6 pts
below England
School
10.7%
South Cambridgeshire
14.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.8 pts
above England
School
2.8%
South Cambridgeshire
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
70.9%
610
Any other White background
10.1%
87
Any other Asian background
2.9%
25
White and Asian
2.7%
23
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
20
African
2.0%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.5%
142 of
860 pupils
4.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
52.0
12.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.26 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.16 pts
higher than
England
School
8.38%
South Cambridgeshire
5.52%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.61%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.80 pts
higher than
England
School
22.61%
South Cambridgeshire
12.70%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.40%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.60 pts
higher than
England
School
3.40%
South Cambridgeshire
1.80%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.6%
3.2 pts
above England
Cottenham Village College
95.6%
South Cambridgeshire
90.6%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.