OFSTED
11 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
6 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
1 December 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,446
1,446 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
657
45.4% of pupils
Male pupils
789
54.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.9 pts
below England
School
12.9%
South Cambridgeshire
17.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.5 pts
below England
School
15.8%
South Cambridgeshire
14.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.2 pts
above England
School
3.2%
South Cambridgeshire
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
61.5%
890
Any other White background
18.0%
261
White and Asian
3.3%
47
Chinese
2.9%
42
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
40
Any other Asian background
2.0%
29
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
17.2%
248 of
1,446 pupils
3.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.3 pts
above
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
58.6
19.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.65 · 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
6.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.34 pts
higher than
England
School
6.56%
South Cambridgeshire
5.52%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.25%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.56 pts
lower than
England
School
15.25%
South Cambridgeshire
12.70%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.39%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.59 pts
higher than
England
School
2.39%
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
105.5%
13.2 pts
above England
Impington Village College
105.5%
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.