Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology

Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology is performing well, consistently recognized as a good school since its last inspection in 2017. The school excels in preparing pupils for careers in science, technology, and computing through an ambitious curriculum that develops essential skills and knowledge. Pupils engage positively in various projects and activities, fostering a sense of independence and ambition. Additionally, the supportive environment promotes good behavior and relationships among students, contributing to their overall well-being and safety.

Strengths

• Ambitious and effective curriculum focused on science and technology.
• Pupils are well prepared for careers and higher education.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers.
• High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Effective support for disadvantaged pupils.
• Robust safeguarding measures in place.

Areas for Improvement

• Inadequate curriculum time for studying different religious faiths.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.5% of pupils at Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 29.7% of pupils at Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology received £7,836 and spent £8,008 for each of its 456 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £407,000 (£894 per pupil).

Across all 93 schools of United Learning Trust, income was £8,687 and spending £8,616 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:

• Trumpington Community College Cambridge
• Coleridge Community College Cambridge
• Parkside Community College Cambridge
• The Galfrid School Cambridge
• Longshaw Primary Academy London
• Grange Primary Academy Kettering
• Salisbury Manor Primary School London
• The Totteridge Academy London
• Kettering Buccleuch Academy Kettering
• Walthamstow Primary Academy London

What is Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology last inspected by Ofsted?

Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology have?

Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology has 455 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology cover?

Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology for pupils aged 13 to 19.

Where is Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology?

Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology is at Robinson Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0SZ.