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Education in Cambridge

District

The north west of the East of England. 149,872 people in 41 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Cambridge, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Cambridge had 60 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
60
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Cambridge had 60 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Cambridge among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Cambridge is 60.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Cambridge. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Cambridge

Cambridge has 60 open schools: 5 nursery, 26 primary, 8 secondary, 2 special, 3 sixth form and further education, 15 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
1
Good
12
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
0

15 of the 41 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between March 2020 and June 2024.

8 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

4 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Cambridge

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

St Bede's Inter-Church School (June 2024).

Nursery (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Brunswick Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 581Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
Colleges Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 575Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
Homerton Early Years CentreLocal authority nursery school2 to 5110Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
King's Hedges Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 431School remains Good, March 2023
The Fields Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 562Good (overall), April 2024

Primary (26)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Arbury Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11380School remains Good, September 202366% met KS2 standard
Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11177Good (overall), June 202352% met KS2 standard
Chesterton Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11173Standards maintained, March 202542% met KS2 standard
Colville Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11221Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade62% met KS2 standard
Fawcett Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11356Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met62% met KS2 standard
Kings Hedges Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11389Standards maintained, December 202479% met KS2 standard
Mayfield Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11398School remains Good, March 202358% met KS2 standard
Milton Road Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11424Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade74% met KS2 standard
Morley Memorial Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11371School remains Good, February 202453% met KS2 standard
Newnham Croft Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11221School remains Good, June 202481% met KS2 standard
Park Street CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11116Good (overall), January 202372% met KS2 standard
Queen Edith Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11394Good (overall), July 202357% met KS2 standard
Queen Emma Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11391Good (overall), June 202371% met KS2 standard
Ridgefield Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11205School remains Good, April 202380% met KS2 standard
Shirley Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11303Good (overall), March 202443% met KS2 standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11205Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade83% met KS2 standard
St Laurence Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11216Good (overall), May 202463% met KS2 standard
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1159Requires improvement (overall), March 202379% met KS2 standard
St Matthew's Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11628Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), March 202076% met KS2 standard
St Pauls CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11152Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met38% met KS2 standard
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11198Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met26% met KS2 standard
The Galfrid SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11211Good (overall), October 202335% met KS2 standard
The Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11224Good (overall), November 202356% met KS2 standard
The Spinney Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11177Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met69% met KS2 standard
Trumpington Park Primary SchoolFree schools4 to 11415Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met70% met KS2 standard
University of Cambridge Primary SchoolFree schools4 to 11660Standards maintained, January 202571% met KS2 standard

Secondary (8)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Cambridge Academy for Science and TechnologyUniversity technical college13 to 19455School remains Good, May 2023Attainment 8: 62.1
Chesterton Community CollegeAcademy converter11 to 181,126Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 65.4
Coleridge Community CollegeAcademy converter11 to 16553Standards maintained, December 2024Attainment 8: 58.7
North Cambridge AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16687Standards maintained, February 2025Attainment 8: 48.6
Parkside Community CollegeAcademy converter11 to 16667School remains Outstanding, April 2023Attainment 8: 65.9
St Bede's Inter-Church SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16943Outstanding (overall), June 2024Attainment 8: 62.9
The Netherhall SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,259School remains Good, March 2024Attainment 8: 46.8
Trumpington Community CollegeAcademy converter11 to 16613Good (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 56.6

Special (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Castle School, CambridgeCommunity special school2 to 19233Requires improvement (overall), May 2024
Holme Court SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1640No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Cambridge Maths SchoolFree schools 16 to 1916 to 1999Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Hills Road Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter16 to 19Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Long Road Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter16 to 19Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (15)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Abbey College CambridgeOther independent school12 to 21337Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)Other independent school13 to 24453Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Cambridge Muslim Secondary SchoolOther independent school11 to 168Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Cardiff Sixth Form College, CambridgeOther independent school14 to 19100Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Heritage SchoolOther independent school4 to 16203Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
King's College SchoolOther independent school4 to 14381Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Mander Portman WoodwardOther independent school14 to 20133Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Sancton Wood SchoolOther independent school1 to 16363Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Faith's SchoolOther independent school3 to 13532Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St John's College SchoolOther independent school4 to 13376Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Mary's SchoolOther independent school3 to 19510Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St. Andrew's College CambridgeOther independent school15 to 22123Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Leys SchoolOther independent school11 to 19564Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Perse SchoolOther independent school3 to 191,774Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Stephen Perse FoundationOther independent school2 to 211,482Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
OA - CambridgeAcademy alternative provision converter5 to 165Good (overall), July 2022

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.