Abbey College, Ramsey
Abbey Road, Ramsey, PE26 1DG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Christoforou
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Meridian Trust
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 1,096
- URN
- 137377
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01487812352
About this school
Abbey College, Ramsey is a secondary academy in Ramsey. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,096 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Abbey College, Ramsey, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 177 | 161 | 189 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 -0.31 to +0.12 | 0.00 -0.22 to +0.22 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 50.9% | 45.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 73.9% | 68.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 67.1% | 72.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
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, Ramsey 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 | 46.6 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.4 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.1 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,055 |
| 2023/24 | 1,029 |
| 2024/25 | 1,056 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbey College, Ramsey compares
Abbey College, Ramsey ranked 23rd of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.1 | 7% | 26.5% | 1,096 | — |
| Sawtry Village Academy | 49.4 | 7.9% | 20.2% | 1,101 | 7.7 miles |
| Sir Harry Smith Community College | 40.6 | 11.6% | 25.5% | 1,084 | 7.8 miles |
| St Ivo Academy | 47.1 | 8.1% | 18.6% | 1,378 | 8.1 miles |
| St Peter's School | 39.6 | 10.8% | 32.7% | 1,506 | 8.3 miles |
| Stanground Academy | 46.7 | 6.7% | 30.9% | 1,654 | 8.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.5%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.02%
- Persistent absence
- 18.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sawtry Village Academy7.7 miles
Secondary · Huntingdon
-
Sir Harry Smith Community College7.8 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
St Ivo Academy8.1 miles
Secondary · St Ives
-
St Peter's School8.3 miles
Secondary · Huntingdon
-
Stanground Academy8.9 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
Common questions
- What ages does Abbey College, Ramsey teach?
- Abbey College, Ramsey teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ramsey.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbey College, Ramsey?
- The headteacher of Abbey College, Ramsey is Mr Andy Christoforou, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbey College, Ramsey been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbey College, Ramsey, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Abbey College, Ramsey?
- Abbey College, Ramsey has 1,096 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Abbey College, Ramsey full?
- Abbey College, Ramsey has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 1,096 on roll (88%), 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, Ramsey a faith school?
- No. Abbey College, Ramsey has no designated religious character.
- Is Abbey College, Ramsey a selective school?
- No. Abbey College, Ramsey is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Abbey College, Ramsey part of an academy trust?
- Abbey College, Ramsey is part of MERIDIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Abbey College, Ramsey's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.6 in 2022/23 and 46.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abbey College, Ramsey compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Abbey College, Ramsey ranked 23rd of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abbey College, Ramsey's absence rate?
- Abbey College, Ramsey's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbey College, Ramsey's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbey College, Ramsey'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 1 July 2026.