Gretton School
Manor Farm Road, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 0RX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Beth Elkins
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 172
- URN
- 136047
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223277438
About this school
Gretton School is an independent special school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 5 to 20 and has 172 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Gretton School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Gretton School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2010, 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 | 27 | 18 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.2 | 3.8 | 6.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
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 Gretton 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 | 8.2 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.8 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 131 |
| 2023/24 | 141 |
| 2024/25 | 158 |
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
- 172
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Cavendish School1.3 miles
Free Schools · Impington
-
Hope Tree School1.8 miles
Special schools · Cambridgeshire
-
Castle School, Cambridge2.4 miles
Special schools · Cambridge
-
OA - Cambridge2.6 miles
Academies · Cambridge
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The Martin Bacon Academy2.6 miles
Free Schools · Northstowe
Other schools in Cambridge
- Castle School, Cambridge Special schools
- Granta School Special schools
- Holme Court School Special schools
- OA - Cambridge Academies
- Papworth Hall School Special schools
- Pilgrim Pathways School Local authority maintained schools
- Selwyn Hall School Special schools
- The Centre School Academies
- Brunswick Nursery School Nursery
- Colleges Nursery School Nursery
- Histon Early Years Centre Nursery
- Homerton Early Years Centre Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Gretton School teach?
- Gretton School teaches children aged 5 to 20. It is a special school in Cambridge.
- Who is the head teacher of Gretton School?
- The head teacher of Gretton School is Mrs Beth Elkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gretton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Gretton 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 Gretton School?
- Gretton School has 172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 20.
- Is Gretton School full?
- Gretton School has capacity for 200 pupils and 172 on roll (86%), 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 Gretton School a faith school?
- No. Gretton School has no designated religious character.
- Is Gretton School a selective school?
- Yes. Gretton School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Gretton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 8.2 in 2022/23 and 6.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Gretton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gretton 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 25 July 2026.