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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 16 October 2018Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry360 applications · 201 places offered · 154 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2025 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
- 2024 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2023 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2022 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2021 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2020 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2019 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2018 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2017 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2016 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2015 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Cambridgeshire median
Dashed bars: as The Netherhall School (URN 110873), the previous school.
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 | 201 | 360 | 1.8 | 154 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2025 | 201 | 419 | 2.1 | 166 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2024 | 204 | 350 | 1.7 | 147 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2023 | 200 | 395 | 2.0 | 154 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2022 | 176 | 382 | 2.2 | 166 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 | 185 | 347 | 1.9 | 163 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2020 | 154 | 306 | 2.0 | 123 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2019 | 179 | 329 | 1.8 | 133 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2018 | 178 | 338 | 1.9 | 141 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2017 | 171 | 288 | 1.7 | 125 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2016 | 162 | 300 | 1.9 | 145 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 * | 171 | 286 | 1.7 | 134 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2014 * | 175 | 293 | 1.7 | 134 | 0.77 |
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.) | 204 | 46.8 | 50% | 63% | – |
| 2024/25 | 178 | 45.5 | 39% | 57% | – |
| 2023/24 | 163 | 50.2 | 55% | 69% | +0.10 |
| 2022/23 | 184 | 51.7 | 54% | 70% | +0.26 |
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
- The Netherhall SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.8applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · CambridgeshireOutstanding20242.7applications per place 62.9Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · CambridgeshireStandards maintained20242.0applications per place 58.7Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · CambridgeshireRemains Good202362.1Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · CambridgeshireGood20232.0applications per place 56.6Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · CambridgeshireRemains Outstanding20234.8applications per place 65.9Attainment 8
- 5.1 km · CambridgeshireGraded · no overall grade20253.6applications per place 65.4Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · CambridgeshireStandards maintained20251.2applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 6.0 km · CambridgeshireRemains Good20231.5applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142035 · 873/4011
- Trust
- Anglian Learning
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,500 pupils · 1,259 on roll
- Free school meals
- 31.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 February 2016
- Replaced
- The Netherhall School (URN 110873)
- Address
- Queen Edith's Way, Cambridge, CB1 8NN
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire · Cambridge
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources