The Netherhall School
Queen Edith's Way, Cambridge, CB1 8NN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ANGLIAN LEARNING
- Principal
- Mr Christopher Tooley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Anglian Learning
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,259
- URN
- 142035
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223242931
About this school
The Netherhall School is a secondary academy in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,259 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Netherhall School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 184 | 163 | 178 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | 50.2 | 45.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.26 +0.04 to +0.48 | +0.10 -0.14 to +0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 55.2% | 38.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 69.3% | 57.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 30% | 31.9% | 34.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
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 The Netherhall 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 | 51.7 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.2 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.5 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,192 |
| 2023/24 | 1,229 |
| 2024/25 | 1,266 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Netherhall School compares
The Netherhall School ranked 24th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.5 | 10.1% | 30.2% | 1,259 | — |
| St Bede's Inter-Church School | 61.6 | 6.8% | 16% | 943 | 0.7 miles |
| Coleridge Community College | 55.1 | 8.9% | 38.9% | 553 | 1.0 miles |
| Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology | 56.8 | 7.4% | 22.2% | 455 | 1.1 miles |
| Trumpington Community College | 50.4 | 8.3% | 38.9% | 613 | 1.8 miles |
| Parkside Community College | 63.5 | 6.2% | 18.6% | 667 | 2.2 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)
- 30.22%
- English as an additional language
- 23.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.06%
- Persistent absence
- 24.58%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Bede's Inter-Church School0.7 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
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Coleridge Community College1.0 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
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Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology1.1 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
-
Trumpington Community College1.8 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
-
Parkside Community College2.2 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
The Netherhall School ranks 16th of the 17 ranked secondary schools in Cambridge.
- Bottisham Village College Secondary
- Cambourne Village College Secondary
- Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Secondary
- Chesterton Community College Secondary
- Coleridge Community College Secondary
- Comberton Village College Secondary
- Cottenham Village College Secondary
- Impington Village College Secondary
- Linton Village College Secondary
- North Cambridge Academy Secondary
- Parkside Community College Secondary
- Sawston Village College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Netherhall School teach?
- The Netherhall School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the principal of The Netherhall School?
- The principal of The Netherhall School is Mr Christopher Tooley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Netherhall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Netherhall School, 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 The Netherhall School?
- The Netherhall School has 1,259 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Netherhall School full?
- The Netherhall School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,259 on roll (84%), 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 The Netherhall School a faith school?
- No. The Netherhall School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Netherhall School a selective school?
- No. The Netherhall School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Netherhall School part of an academy trust?
- The Netherhall School is part of ANGLIAN LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Netherhall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.7 in 2022/23 and 45.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Netherhall School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- The Netherhall School ranked 24th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Netherhall School's absence rate?
- The Netherhall School's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Netherhall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Netherhall 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 2 July 2026.