OFSTED
13 September 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
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,539
1,539 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
791
51.4% of pupils
Male pupils
748
48.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.4 pts
above England
School
27.2%
Fenland
31.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.0 pts
below England
School
6.3%
Fenland
15.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.3 pts
above England
School
5.3%
Fenland
3.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.6%
1,287
Any other White background
7.6%
117
African
1.3%
20
Indian
1.3%
20
White and Asian
1.0%
16
Any other Asian background
1.0%
15
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
30.2%
464 of
1,539 pupils
9.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 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
40.8
1.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.29 · 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
8.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.29 pts
higher than
England
School
8.51%
Fenland
6.79%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.85%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.04 pts
higher than
England
School
22.85%
Fenland
18.37%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.65%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.85 pts
higher than
England
School
3.65%
Fenland
2.26%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
112.3%
21.3 pts
above England
Cromwell Community College
112.3%
Fenland
72.4%
East of England
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.