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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 April 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 22 March 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry541 applications · 113 places offered · 135 named it first
- 2026 4.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2025 5.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
- 2024 5.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2023 4.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2022 4.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2021 4.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2020 4.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2019 4.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2018 4.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2017 3.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2016 3.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2015 3.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2014 3.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- This school
- Cambridgeshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 113 | 541 | 4.8 | 135 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2025 | 120 | 626 | 5.2 | 166 | 1.38 |
| Sep 2024 | 114 | 584 | 5.1 | 180 | 1.58 |
| Sep 2023 | 155 | 634 | 4.1 | 187 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2022 | 119 | 485 | 4.1 | 154 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2021 | 118 | 521 | 4.4 | 168 | 1.42 |
| Sep 2020 | 120 | 476 | 4.0 | 179 | 1.49 |
| Sep 2019 | 119 | 488 | 4.1 | 176 | 1.48 |
| Sep 2018 | 120 | 542 | 4.5 | 195 | 1.63 |
| Sep 2017 | 119 | 386 | 3.2 | 129 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2016 | 119 | 421 | 3.5 | 141 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2015 | 118 | 435 | 3.7 | 160 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2014 | 116 | 396 | 3.4 | 130 | 1.12 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 125 | 65.9 | 82% | 90% | – |
| 2024/25 | 128 | 63.5 | 78% | 88% | – |
| 2023/24 | 123 | 61.1 | 73% | 85% | +0.80 |
| 2022/23 | 114 | 60.6 | 71% | 86% | +0.82 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Parkside Community CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20234.8applications per place 65.9Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · CambridgeshireGraded · no overall grade20253.6applications per place 65.4Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · CambridgeshireStandards maintained20242.0applications per place 58.7Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · CambridgeshireStandards maintained20251.2applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · CambridgeshireGood20232.0applications per place 56.6Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · CambridgeshireOutstanding20242.7applications per place 62.9Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · CambridgeshireRemains Good20241.8applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · CambridgeshireRemains Good202362.1Attainment 8
- 4.9 km · CambridgeshireGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 61.4Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136636 · 873/4027
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 660 pupils · 667 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2011
- Replaced
- Parkside Community College (URN 110864)
- Address
- Parkside, Cambridge, CB1 1EH
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire · Cambridge
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources