How many schools does Cambridgeshire have?

OfferDay lists 313 schools in Cambridgeshire, including 210 primary schools and 33 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Cambridgeshire?

Every school in Cambridgeshire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Cambridgeshire ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Cambridgeshire where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Cambridgeshire local authority?

OfferDay groups the Cambridgeshire schools across 28 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Cambridgeshire local authority

Cambridgeshire has 313 schools listed on OfferDay across 28 towns.

7 nursery schools · 210 primary schools · 33 secondary schools · 2 all-through schools · 4 sixth forms and colleges · 33 special and alternative provision schools · 23 independent schools · 1 other establishment

About schools in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire lists 313 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 33 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has two all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 59%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 205 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 48.2; average Attainment 8 score, across the 46 schools with published results

Top schools in Cambridgeshire

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School 100%
2 Ditton Lodge Primary School 96%
3 Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School 94%
4 Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School 94%
5 Histon and Impington Brook Primary School 90%
6 Bewick Bridge Community Primary School 90%
7 Histon and Impington Park Primary School 85%
8 Ermine Street Church Academy 84%

Secondary

1 Chesterton Community College 68.0
2 Parkside Community College 63.5
3 St Bede's Inter-Church School 61.6
4 Impington Village College 58.6
5 Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology 56.8
6 Comberton Village College 55.7
7 Sawston Village College 55.5
8 Coleridge Community College 55.1

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Cambridgeshire.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Elsworth CofE VA Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

77%

expected standard
Cambridge International School
Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11
Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge
Other independent school · Ages 14 to 19
Sancton Wood School
Other independent school · Ages 1 to 16
The Perse School
Other independent school · Ages 3 to 18
The Stephen Perse Foundation
Other independent school · Ages 2 to 21

Common questions about schools in Cambridgeshire

How many schools does Cambridgeshire have?: OfferDay lists 313 schools in Cambridgeshire, including 210 primary schools and 33 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Cambridgeshire?: Every school in Cambridgeshire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Cambridgeshire ranked?: OfferDay ranks schools in Cambridgeshire where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Cambridgeshire local authority?: OfferDay groups the Cambridgeshire schools across 28 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 26 July 2026.