Abbey College Cambridge
Homerton Gardens, Purbeck Road, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8EB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 12 to 21
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Dr Elena Hesse
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 580
- Pupils on roll
- 337
- URN
- 136083
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223578280
About this school
Abbey College Cambridge is an independent school in Cambridgeshire. It teaches children aged 12 to 21 and has 337 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Abbey College Cambridge 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
Abbey College Cambridge has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 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 | 44 | 56 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 11.6 | 13.7 | 3.3 |
| 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 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
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 Abbey College Cambridge 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 | 11.6 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 13.7 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.3 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 450 |
| 2023/24 | 466 |
| 2024/25 | 428 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 13
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Perse School0.4 miles
Independent schools
-
St Faith's School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Cambridge
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St. Andrew's College Cambridge0.6 miles
Independent schools · Cambridge
-
St Mary's School0.7 miles
Independent schools · cambridge
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Mander Portman Woodward0.8 miles
Independent schools · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridgeshire
- Wisbech Grammar School Independent schools
- Hope Tree School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Abbey College Cambridge teach?
- Abbey College Cambridge teaches children aged 12 to 21. It is an independent school in Cambridgeshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbey College Cambridge?
- The headteacher of Abbey College Cambridge is Dr Elena Hesse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbey College Cambridge been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Abbey College Cambridge 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 big is Abbey College Cambridge?
- Abbey College Cambridge has 337 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 12 to 21.
- Is Abbey College Cambridge full?
- Abbey College Cambridge has capacity for 580 pupils and 337 on roll (58%), 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 Abbey College Cambridge a faith school?
- No. Abbey College Cambridge has no designated religious character.
- How have Abbey College Cambridge's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 11.6 in 2022/23 and 3.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Abbey College Cambridge's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbey College Cambridge'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.