Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Abbey College, Ramsey

11–18Ages
1,096Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137377URN

Abbey Road, Ramsey, PE26 1DG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cambridgeshire

286 applications for 197 places · 21st of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.4of 90

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

24th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.5applications per place, Year 7

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

286 applications · 197 places offered · 211 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2021 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2020 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2019 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2016 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2014 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	197	286	1.5	211	1.07
Sep 2025	228	332	1.5	230	1.01
Sep 2024	196	291	1.5	194	0.99
Sep 2023	205	265	1.3	182	0.89
Sep 2022	205	259	1.3	189	0.92
Sep 2021	148	203	1.4	140	0.95
Sep 2020	191	243	1.3	178	0.93
Sep 2019	171	241	1.4	155	0.91
Sep 2018	195	248	1.3	161	0.83
Sep 2017	175	245	1.4	160	0.91
Sep 2016	169	219	1.3	137	0.81
Sep 2015	172	250	1.5	162	0.94
Sep 2014	185	246	1.3	180	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

176 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.424th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%26th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%

Cambridgeshire 71% England 66%

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)0.00

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	176	45.4	41%	67%	–
2024/25	189	46.1	46%	69%	–
2023/24	161	46.4	51%	74%	0.00
2022/23	177	46.6	45%	69%	−0.10

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

Abbey College, RamseyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Cromwell Community College
10.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Sawtry Village Academy
12.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Sir Harry Smith Community College
12.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 38.6Attainment 8
St Ivo Academy
13.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
St Peter's School
13.4 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.5applications per place 39.3Attainment 8
Stanground Academy
14.3 km · Peterborough

Good2023

1.5applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
14.5 km · Peterborough

2026

2.7applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Hampton College
14.9 km · Peterborough

Good2023

2.7applications per place 48.3Attainment 8

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137377 · 873/4603
Trust: Meridian Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,250 pupils · 1,096 on roll
Free school meals: 26.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Abbey College, Ramsey (URN 131205)
Address: Abbey Road, Ramsey, PE26 1DG
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Huntingdonshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources