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Schools in South Cambridgeshire

South Cambridgeshire has 76 schools: 61 primary and 15 secondary or all-through. 79% of the 52 schools with an Ofsted grade are rated Good or better (Strong standard or better under the new report cards). Among secondary schools, Impington Village College has the highest Attainment 8 score (58.6 in 2025). Among primary schools, Histon and Impington Brook Primary School has the highest share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (90% in 2025).

  • 84 schools
  • 15 secondary
  • 61 primary

Secondary Schools in South Cambridgeshire

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

#SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Progress 8Pupils
1 Impington Village College – 58.6 (2025) +0.65 (2024) 1,446
2 Comberton Village College – 55.7 (2025) +0.42 (2024) 1,981
3 Sawston Village College Good 55.5 (2025) +0.87 (2024) 1,198
4 Swavesey Village College Outstanding 54.6 (2025) +0.55 (2024) 1,254
5 Linton Village College Good 52.4 (2025) -0.08 (2024) 766
6 Cottenham Village College Good 52.0 (2025) +0.26 (2024) 860
7 Cambourne Village College – 51.7 (2025) +0.30 (2024) 1,626
8 Northstowe Learning Community Good 51.4 (2025) +0.30 (2024) 920
9 Bassingbourn Village College Good 47.5 (2025) -0.15 (2024) 652
10 Melbourn Village College – 42.3 (2025) -0.48 (2024) 559
11 The Cavendish School Outstanding 28.4 (2025) – 128
12 Cambridge Regional College Good 10.2 (2018) -2.20 (2018) –
13 The Centre School Good 1.5 (2025) -2.58 (2024) 137
14 The Martin Bacon Academy – 0.9 (2025) – 152
15 Granta School Requires Improvement 0.7 (2019) -1.53 (2019) 185

Primary Schools in South Cambridgeshire

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 Histon and Impington Brook Primary School – 90% (2025) 408
2 Histon and Impington Park Primary School Outstanding 85% (2025) 425
3 Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School – 81% (2025) 92
4 Meldreth Primary School – 79% (2025) 194
5 Elsworth CofE VA Primary School Good 77% (2025) 130
6 Fulbourn Primary School Good 76% (2025) 254
7 Jeavons Wood Primary School Expected standard 75% (2025) 419
8 Stapleford Community Primary School – 75% (2025) 210
9 Thriplow CofE Primary School – 75% (2025) 105
10 Bar Hill Community Primary School – 74% (2025) 229
11 Swavesey Primary School – 73% (2025) 311
12 Teversham CofE VA Primary School Good 73% (2025) 161
13 Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School Good 72% (2025) 201
14 Oakington CofE Primary School Good 72% (2025) 98
15 Linton Heights Junior School – 71% (2025) 231
16 William Westley Church of England VC Primary School – 71% (2025) 185
17 Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-School Good 70% (2025) 64
18 Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy Needs attention 70% (2025) 77
19 The Bellbird Primary School Good 70% (2025) 426
20 Hauxton Primary School Good 69% (2025) 51
21 Milton Church of England Primary School Good 69% (2025) 270
22 Hatton Park Primary School Good 68% (2025) 380
23 Monkfield Park Primary School Good 68% (2025) 399
24 Foxton Primary School Good 67% (2025) 79
25 Meadow Primary School Good 65% (2025) 211
26 Pathfinder CofE Primary School Good 65% (2025) 471
27 Bourn CofE Primary Academy Good 63% (2025) 193
28 Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School – 63% (2025) 125
29 Fen Ditton Primary School – 63% (2025) 119
30 Trumpington Meadows Primary School Good 63% (2025) 244
31 Melbourn Primary School Expected standard 62% (2025) 357
32 Caldecote Primary School Good 61% (2025) 193
33 Cottenham Primary School Good 61% (2025) 471
34 Girton Glebe Primary School Good 61% (2025) 189
35 Marleigh Primary Academy – 60% (2025) 189
36 Barton CofE VA Primary School Good 59% (2025) 117
37 The Icknield Primary School – 59% (2025) 222
38 Duxford Church of England Community Primary School Good 58% (2025) 143
39 Fen Drayton Primary School Good 58% (2025) 92
40 Meridian Primary School – 58% (2025) 180
41 Waterbeach Community Primary School Good 57% (2025) 521
42 Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School Expected standard 56% (2025) 585
43 Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School Needs attention 56% (2025) 141
44 The Vine Inter-Church Primary School Good 56% (2025) 366
45 Pendragon Community Primary School Good 55% (2025) 290
46 Bassingbourn Primary School – 52% (2025) 326
47 Willingham Primary School Good 51% (2025) 364
48 Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy Good 50% (2023) 67
49 Haslingfield Endowed Primary School Good 48% (2025) 135
50 Gamlingay Village Primary – 45% (2025) 387
51 Great Abington Primary School Good 45% (2025) 133
52 Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Expected standard 43% (2025) 96
53 Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School Good 43% (2025) 125
54 Orchard Park Community Primary School Urgent improvement 41% (2025) 180
55 Barrington CofE VC Primary School Needs attention 40% (2025) 174
56 The Newton Community Primary School Good 33% (2025) 54
57 Fowlmere Primary School – 25% (2025) 73
58 Over Primary School Requires Improvement 21% (2025) 196
59 Harston and Newton Primary School – – 117
60 Histon Early Years Centre – – 99
61 Linton CofE Infant School Expected standard – 153

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