OFSTED
13 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
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
128
128 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
26
20.3% of pupils
Male pupils
102
79.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.7 pts
above England
School
30.5%
South Cambridgeshire
17.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.2 pts
below England
School
3.1%
South Cambridgeshire
14.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
South Cambridgeshire
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.8%
106
Unclassified
4.7%
6
Any other White background
3.9%
5
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.6%
2
Any other Asian background
0.8%
1
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
100.0%
128 of
128 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 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
28.4
10.8 pts
below England
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
14.71%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.50 pts
higher than
England
School
14.71%
South Cambridgeshire
5.52%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
35.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
19.18 pts
higher than
England
School
35.00%
South Cambridgeshire
12.70%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
10.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
8.20 pts
higher than
England
School
10.00%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
160.0%
80.2 pts
above England
The Cavendish School
160.0%
South Cambridgeshire
80.0%
East of England
78.7%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.