Cromwell Community College
Wenny Road, Chatteris, PE16 6UU
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Principal
- Mrs Jane Horn
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Active Learning Trust Limited
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,370
- Pupils on roll
- 1,539
- URN
- 138177
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01354692193
About this school
Cromwell Community College is an all-through academy in Chatteris. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 1,539 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cromwell Community College, 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 239 | 241 | 236 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.7 | 41.5 | 40.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.33 to +0.03 | -0.29 -0.48 to -0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 41.1% | 38.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 60.2% | 58.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 32% | 28% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
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 Cromwell Community College 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 | 41.7 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.5 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.8 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,411 |
| 2023/24 | 1,476 |
| 2024/25 | 1,524 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cromwell Community College compares
Cromwell Community College ranked 28th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.8 | 8.5% | 28.2% | 1,539 | — |
| Glebelands Primary Academy | — | 6% | 26.7% | 401 | 0.4 miles |
| Kingsfield Primary School | — | 5.4% | 34.6% | 268 | 0.6 miles |
| Lionel Walden Primary School | — | 4.6% | 14.4% | 205 | 3.3 miles |
| Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School | — | 6% | 13.7% | 114 | 4.0 miles |
| Thomas Eaton Primary Academy | — | 7.9% | 36.8% | 126 | 4.3 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)
- 28.2%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.51%
- Persistent absence
- 22.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Glebelands Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Chatteris
-
Kingsfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chatteris
-
Lionel Walden Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · March
-
Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Ely
-
Thomas Eaton Primary Academy4.3 miles
Primary · March
Other schools in Chatteris
- Glebelands Primary Academy Primary
- Kingsfield Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cromwell Community College teach?
- Cromwell Community College teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an all-through school in Chatteris.
- Who is the principal of Cromwell Community College?
- The principal of Cromwell Community College is Mrs Jane Horn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cromwell Community College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cromwell Community College, 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 Cromwell Community College?
- Cromwell Community College has 1,539 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Cromwell Community College full?
- Cromwell Community College has capacity for 1,370 pupils and 1,539 on roll (112%), so it is at or above 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 Cromwell Community College a faith school?
- No. Cromwell Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Cromwell Community College a selective school?
- No. Cromwell Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Cromwell Community College have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cromwell Community College as having no nursery classes.
- Is Cromwell Community College part of an academy trust?
- Cromwell Community College is part of THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cromwell Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.7 in 2022/23 and 40.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cromwell Community College compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Cromwell Community College ranked 28th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cromwell Community College's absence rate?
- Cromwell Community College's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cromwell Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cromwell Community College'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.