Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Trumpington Community College

11–16Ages
613Pupils
SecondaryPhase
145034URN

Lime Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 9FD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 above Cambridgeshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cambridgeshire

243 applications for 121 places · 8th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2016

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

56.6of 90

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

8th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	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

2.0applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Cambridgeshire median (1.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

243 applications · 121 places offered · 112 named it first

2026 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2021 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2020 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2019 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2018 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 3.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Trumpington Community College (URN 141946), 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	121	243	2.0	112	0.93
Sep 2025	150	250	1.7	123	0.82
Sep 2024	113	157	1.4	86	0.76
Sep 2023	122	166	1.4	82	0.67
Sep 2022	101	126	1.3	53	0.52
Sep 2021	119	150	1.3	73	0.61
Sep 2020	113	199	1.8	84	0.74
Sep 2019	115	220	1.9	81	0.70
Sep 2018 *	111	202	1.8	75	0.68
Sep 2017 *	59	192	3.3	72	1.22
Sep 2016 *	39	91	2.3	32	0.82

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

107 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)56.68th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths67%7th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths79%

Cambridgeshire 71% England 66%

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.61

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	107	56.6	67%	79%	–
2024/25	89	50.4	55%	70%	–
2023/24	78	53.1	59%	72%	+0.61
2022/23	76	56.9	66%	76%	+0.83

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

Trumpington Community CollegeThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 56.6Attainment 8
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
1.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

62.1Attainment 8
Coleridge Community College
2.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 58.7Attainment 8
Parkside Community College
2.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Outstanding2023

4.8applications per place 65.9Attainment 8
The Netherhall School
2.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
St Bede's Inter-Church School
3.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 62.9Attainment 8
Chesterton Community College
4.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 65.4Attainment 8
North Cambridge Academy
5.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
Sawston Village College
6.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 54.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145034 · 873/4010
Trust: United Learning Trust
Free school meals: 35.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2018
Replaced: Trumpington Community College (URN 141946)
Address: Lime Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 9FD
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

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