OFSTED
21 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
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
920
920 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
458
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
462
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.8 pts
below England
School
19.0%
South Cambridgeshire
17.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.4 pts
below England
School
15.9%
South Cambridgeshire
14.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.7 pts
above England
School
2.7%
South Cambridgeshire
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
58.3%
536
Any other White background
11.2%
103
Indian
4.9%
45
Any other Mixed background
4.5%
41
Unclassified
4.2%
39
Any other ethnic group
3.7%
34
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
21.7%
200 of
920 pupils
0.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.3 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
51.4
12.2 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
8.91%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.69 pts
higher than
England
School
8.91%
South Cambridgeshire
5.52%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.56%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.74 pts
higher than
England
School
21.56%
South Cambridgeshire
12.70%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.64%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.83 pts
higher than
England
School
4.64%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
32.5%
58.6 pts
below England
Northstowe Learning Community
32.5%
South Cambridgeshire
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.