OFSTED
11 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,626
1,626 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
790
48.6% of pupils
Male pupils
836
51.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.4 pts
below England
School
17.4%
South Cambridgeshire
17.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.1 pts
above England
School
23.4%
South Cambridgeshire
14.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.6 pts
above England
School
2.6%
South Cambridgeshire
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
50.7%
825
Unclassified
12.3%
200
Any other White background
8.2%
133
Chinese
6.8%
111
Indian
6.1%
99
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
65
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
15.9%
259 of
1,626 pupils
4.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.8 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
51.7
12.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.30 · 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
7.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.34 pts
higher than
England
School
7.56%
South Cambridgeshire
5.52%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.35 pts
lower than
England
School
15.47%
South Cambridgeshire
12.70%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.71%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.90 pts
higher than
England
School
3.71%
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
130.1%
37.8 pts
above England
Cambourne Village College
130.1%
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.