Sancton Wood School
2 St Pauls Road, CB1 2EZ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 1 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Settle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 363
- URN
- 110921
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223471703
About this school
Sancton Wood School is an independent school in Cambridgeshire. It teaches children aged 1 to 16 and has 363 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Sancton Wood School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Sancton Wood School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1976, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 47 | 52 | 48 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.9 | 54.6 | 52.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% | 63.5% | 62.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 94% | 82.7% | 81.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 36.5% | 27.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sancton Wood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58.9 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.6 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.4 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 389 |
| 2023/24 | 397 |
| 2024/25 | 391 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 8
- Pupils on SEN support
- 79
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge0.2 miles
Independent schools
-
St. Andrew's College Cambridge0.2 miles
Independent schools · Cambridge
-
The Stephen Perse Foundation0.2 miles
Independent schools
-
St Mary's School0.3 miles
Independent schools · cambridge
-
Heritage School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Cambridge
Common questions
- What ages does Sancton Wood School teach?
- Sancton Wood School teaches children aged 1 to 16. It is an independent school in Cambridgeshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Sancton Wood School?
- The headteacher of Sancton Wood School is Mr Richard Settle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sancton Wood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sancton Wood School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Sancton Wood School?
- Sancton Wood School has 363 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 1 to 16.
- Is Sancton Wood School full?
- Sancton Wood School has capacity for 390 pupils and 363 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sancton Wood School a faith school?
- No. Sancton Wood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sancton Wood School a selective school?
- No. Sancton Wood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Sancton Wood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.9 in 2022/23 and 52.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sancton Wood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sancton Wood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.