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Schools in Cambridge

Cambridge has 44 schools: 32 primary and 12 secondary or all-through. 79% of the 34 schools with an Ofsted grade are rated Good or better (Strong standard or better under the new report cards). Among secondary schools, Chesterton Community College has the highest Attainment 8 score (68.0 in 2025). Among primary schools, Bewick Bridge Community Primary School has the highest share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (90% in 2025).

  • 60 schools
  • 12 secondary
  • 32 primary

Secondary Schools in Cambridge

Ranked by Attainment 8, the average GCSE score per pupil. Progress 8 is from the latest year published.

#SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Progress 8Pupils
1 Chesterton Community College – 68.0 (2025) +1.05 (2024) 1,126
2 Parkside Community College Outstanding 63.5 (2025) +0.80 (2024) 667
3 St Bede's Inter-Church School Outstanding 61.6 (2025) +1.02 (2024) 943
4 Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Good 56.8 (2025) +0.45 (2024) 455
5 Coleridge Community College Good 55.1 (2025) +0.23 (2024) 553
6 Trumpington Community College Good 50.4 (2025) +0.61 (2024) 613
7 The Netherhall School Good 45.5 (2025) +0.10 (2024) 1,259
8 North Cambridge Academy Good 43.9 (2025) +0.19 (2024) 687
9 Castle School, Cambridge Requires Improvement 0.2 (2025) -1.57 (2024) 233
10 Cambridge Maths School Exceptional – – 99
11 Hills Road Sixth Form College – – – –
12 Long Road Sixth Form College Good – – –

Primary Schools in Cambridge

Ranked by the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Year 6.

#SchoolOfstedMet expected standardPupils
1 Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Strong standard 90% (2025) 222
2 St Alban's Catholic Primary School – 83% (2025) 205
3 Newnham Croft Primary School Good 81% (2025) 221
4 Ridgefield Primary School Good 80% (2025) 205
5 Kings Hedges Primary School Good 79% (2025) 389
6 St Luke's CofE Primary School Requires Improvement 79% (2025) 59
7 St Matthew's Primary School Good 76% (2025) 628
8 Milton Road Primary School – 74% (2025) 424
9 Park Street CofE Primary School Good 72% (2025) 116
10 Queen Emma Primary School Good 71% (2025) 391
11 University of Cambridge Primary School Outstanding 71% (2025) 660
12 Trumpington Park Primary School Expected standard 70% (2025) 415
13 The Spinney Primary School Expected standard 69% (2025) 177
14 Arbury Primary School Good 66% (2025) 380
15 St Laurence Catholic Primary School Good 63% (2025) 216
16 Colville Primary School – 62% (2025) 221
17 Fawcett Primary School Needs attention 62% (2025) 356
18 Mayfield Primary School Good 58% (2025) 398
19 Queen Edith Primary School Good 57% (2025) 394
20 The Grove Primary School Good 56% (2025) 224
21 Morley Memorial Primary School Good 53% (2025) 371
22 Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Good 52% (2025) 177
23 Shirley Community Primary School Good 43% (2025) 303
24 Chesterton Primary School Good 42% (2025) 173
25 St Pauls CofE VA Primary School Needs attention 38% (2025) 152
26 The Galfrid School Good 35% (2025) 211
27 St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School Needs attention 26% (2025) 198
28 Brunswick Nursery School – – 81
29 Colleges Nursery School – – 75
30 Homerton Early Years Centre – – 110
31 King's Hedges Nursery School – – 31
32 The Fields Nursery School – – 62

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