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Academy special converter · Cambridgeshire

The Centre School

  • 11–19Ages
  • 137Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 137594URN

High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8UA · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth form provisionGood

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.

School details

Type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
137594 · 873/7092
Trust
Astrea Academy Trust
Capacity
130 pupils · 137 on roll
Free school meals
66.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2011
Replaced
The Centre School (URN 135695)
Address
High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Local authority
Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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