The Netherhall School

The Netherhall School in Cambridge has been confirmed as a good school in its recent inspection. Leaders maintain high standards across all levels of education, and students are well-prepared for their futures. The curriculum is ambitious, and most pupils thrive academically, particularly those in the sixth form who achieve significant success. Although there are areas of strength in pastoral care and personal development, some concerns have been raised regarding attendance and curriculum precision in a few subjects, which may hinder some students' educational experience.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils and students.
• Strong academic and personal development opportunities.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Good behaviour management and improved attendance strategies.
• Wide range of extra-curricular activities fostering student engagement.
• Effective careers education and support for post-education pathways.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum plans lack precision and clarity.
• Attendance of a small number of pupils remains too low.

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 The Netherhall School attended 89.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 24.6% 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, 0.0% of pupils at The Netherhall School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 The Netherhall School had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.1% 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, 11.9% of pupils at The Netherhall School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.2% 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 The Netherhall School received £8,014 and spent £8,024 for each of its 1,268 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £241,000 (£190 per pupil).

Across all 22 schools of Anglian Learning, income was £7,678 and spending £7,759 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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The Netherhall School is part of Anglian Learning, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:

• Marleigh Primary Academy Cambridge
• Stapleford Community Primary School Cambridge
• Fen Ditton Primary School Cambridge
• Sawston Village College Cambridge
• The Icknield Primary School Cambridge
• Bottisham Village College Cambridge
• Bottisham Community Primary School Cambridge
• Linton Village College Cambridge
• Meadow Primary School Cambridge
• Linton Heights Junior School Cambridge

What is The Netherhall School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Netherhall School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was The Netherhall School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Netherhall School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does The Netherhall School have?

The Netherhall School has 1,259 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Netherhall School cover?

The Netherhall School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Netherhall School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.8, and 50% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Netherhall School?

The Netherhall School is at Queen Edith's Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8NN.