Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Cromwell Community College

4–18Ages
1,539Pupils
All-throughPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138177URN

Wenny Road, Chatteris, PE16 6UU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cambridgeshire

329 applications for 234 places · 26th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.0of 90

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

29th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

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

329 applications · 234 places offered · 227 named it first

2026 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2025 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2021 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2020 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2019 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2018 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2016 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2015 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2014 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Reception entry, September 2026: 2.1 per place (60 applications for 29 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	234	329	1.4	227	0.97
Sep 2025	225	367	1.6	247	1.10
Sep 2024	227	384	1.7	267	1.18
Sep 2023	228	378	1.7	273	1.20
Sep 2022	236	340	1.4	236	1.00
Sep 2021	213	301	1.4	207	0.97
Sep 2020	236	350	1.5	239	1.01
Sep 2019	235	329	1.4	247	1.05
Sep 2018	235	367	1.6	263	1.12
Sep 2017	203	290	1.4	195	0.96
Sep 2016	193	221	1.2	172	0.89
Sep 2015	194	266	1.4	192	0.99
Sep 2014	165	223	1.4	165	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

228 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.029th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%29th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Cambridgeshire 71% England 66%

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	228	42.0	37%	61%	–
2024/25	236	40.8	39%	58%	–
2023/24	241	41.5	41%	60%	−0.29
2022/23	239	41.7	35%	59%	−0.15

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

Cromwell Community CollegeThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Neale-Wade Academy
10.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.2applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
Abbey College, Ramsey
10.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Witchford Village College
12.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Ely College
14.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Improved significantly2025

1.6applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
St Ivo Academy
16.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Vista Academy Littleport
16.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Serious weaknesses 2025

1.1applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Sir Harry Smith Community College
16.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 38.6Attainment 8
Swavesey Village College
17.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 55.7Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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: All-through
URN · DfE number: 138177 · 873/4045
Trust: The Active Learning Trust Limited
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,370 pupils · 1,539 on roll
Free school meals: 28.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2012
Replaced: Cromwell Community College (URN 110869)
Address: Wenny Road, Chatteris, PE16 6UU
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Fenland

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