OFSTED
26 March 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
MERIDIAN TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,635
1,635 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
830
50.8% of pupils
Male pupils
805
49.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.2 pts
below England
School
16.6%
East Cambridgeshire
18.9%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.7 pts
below England
School
4.6%
East Cambridgeshire
8.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.7 pts
above England
School
2.7%
East Cambridgeshire
2.9%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.0%
1,194
Unclassified
7.4%
121
Any other White background
7.1%
116
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
43
Any other Asian background
2.2%
36
White and Asian
2.0%
33
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
12.7%
208 of
1,635 pupils
8.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.3 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
49.7
10.5 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
7.71%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.49 pts
higher than
England
School
7.71%
East Cambridgeshire
6.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.25%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.43 pts
higher than
England
School
18.25%
East Cambridgeshire
14.39%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.79%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.99 pts
higher than
England
School
3.79%
East Cambridgeshire
2.04%
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
99.1%
6.8 pts
above England
Ely College
99.1%
East 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.