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Secondary schools in Cambridge, ranked

The 17 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    Chesterton Community College

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    68.0
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    Parkside Community College

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    63.5
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    St Bede's Inter-Church School

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    61.6
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    Impington Village College

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    58.6
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology

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    56.8
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    Comberton Village College

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    55.7
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    Sawston Village College

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    55.5
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    Coleridge Community College

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    55.1
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    Swavesey Village College

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    54.6
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    Linton Village College

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    52.4
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    Cottenham Village College

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    52.0
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    51.7
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    Northstowe Learning Community

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    51.4
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    Bottisham Village College

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    51.1
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    Trumpington Community College

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    50.4
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    The Netherhall School

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    45.5
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    North Cambridge Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    43.9
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Cambridge?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, Chesterton Community College ranks first of 17 ranked secondary schools in Cambridge, with an average Attainment 8 score of 68. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Cambridge ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Cambridge?
17 secondary schools in Cambridge published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.