Best Secondary Schools in Cambridgeshire

We checked all 54 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire and list every one: 34 ranked, then 20 without a rank.

Schools checked: 54
Ranked: 34
Without a rank: 20

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score across Cambridgeshire, and each school's town is shown. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Cambridgeshire also has 213 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire also has rankings for Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon and Wisbech.

Ranked secondary schools in Cambridgeshire

Rank 1
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, Academy, 1,126 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
68.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
83.7%
Rank 2
Parkside Community College
Cambridge, Academy, 667 pupils, inspected March 2017
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
63.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
78.1%
Rank 3
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge, Academy, 943 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
61.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
73.9%
Rank 4
Impington Village College
Cambridge, Academy, 1,446 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
58.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
66.1%
Rank 5
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, Academy, 1,981 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
55.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
58.6%
Rank 6
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, Academy, 1,254 pupils, inspected January 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
54.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
58.8%
Rank 7
Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, Free school, 1,626 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
51.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
56.9%
Rank 8
Soham Village College
Ely, Academy, 1,436 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
51.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.5%
Rank 9
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Cambridge, Free school, 455 pupils, inspected May 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
56.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
63.5%
Rank 10
Coleridge Community College
Cambridge, Academy, 553 pupils, inspected May 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
55.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
66.4%
Rank 11
Sawston Village College
Cambridge, Academy, 1,198 pupils, inspected November 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
55.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
61.3%
Rank 12
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, Academy, 2,173 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Strong standard
Attainment 8
50.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.5%
Rank 13
Linton Village College
Cambridge, Academy, 766 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
52.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
56.1%
Rank 14
Cottenham Village College
Cambridge, Academy, 860 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
52.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
56.5%
Rank 15
Northstowe Learning Community
Cambridge, Academy, 920 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
55.3%
Rank 16
Trumpington Community College
Cambridge, Academy, 613 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
50.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
55.1%
Rank 17
Ely College
Ely, Academy, 1,635 pupils, inspected June 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
53.5%
Rank 18
Longsands Academy
St Neots, Academy, 1,412 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.9%
Rank 19
Sawtry Village Academy
Huntingdon, Academy, 1,101 pupils, inspected January 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.8%
Rank 20
Bassingbourn Village College
Royston, Academy, 652 pupils, inspected February 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.6%
Rank 21
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, Academy, 1,378 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.2%
Rank 22
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, Academy, 1,396 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
51.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
57.7%
Rank 23
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, Academy, 1,096 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
45.5%
Rank 24
The Netherhall School
Cambridge, Academy, 1,259 pupils, inspected October 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.8%
Rank 25
Witchford Village College
Ely, Academy, 804 pupils, inspected October 2016
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.8%
Rank 26
North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, Academy, 687 pupils, inspected February 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.2%
Rank 27
Cromwell Community College
Chatteris, Academy, 1,539 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
40.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.6%
Rank 28
Ernulf Academy
St Neots, Academy, 720 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
40.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.8%
Rank 29
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, Academy, 1,506 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Attainment 8
39.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
32.8%
Rank 30
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, Academy, 547 pupils, inspected November 2025
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
38.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
34%
Rank 31
Melbourn Village College
Royston, Academy, 559 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
42.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.6%
Rank 32
Thomas Clarkson Academy
Wisbech, Academy, 1,295 pupils, inspected January 2020
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
37.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
28.2%
Rank 33
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, Academy, 1,084 pupils, inspected September 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
40.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.5%
Rank 34
Neale-Wade Academy
March, Academy, 1,130 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard
Attainment 8
34.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
23.7%

Secondary schools in Cambridgeshire without a rank

Abbey College Cambridge
Cambridge, Independent, 337 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
3.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)
Cambridge, Independent, 453 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
6.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Cambridge Muslim Secondary School
Cambridge, Independent, 8 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge
Cambridge, Independent, Selective, 100 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Heritage School
Cambridge, Independent, 203 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
28.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Kimbolton School
Huntingdon, Independent, 1,036 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
33.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
King's College School
Cambridge, Independent, Selective, 381 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
King's Ely
Ely, Independent, 1,126 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
47.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
60.9%
Landmark International School
Cambridge, Independent, 106 pupils, inspected June 2025
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
7.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Mander Portman Woodward
Cambridge, Independent, 133 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
20.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge
Cambridge, Independent, 40 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
6.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
8.3%
Sancton Wood School
Cambridge, Independent, 363 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
52.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
62.5%
St Mary's School
Cambridge, Independent, Selective, 510 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
51.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
68%
St. Andrew's College Cambridge
Cambridge, Independent, 123 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
0.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
The Leys School
Cambridge, Independent, Selective, 564 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
45.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
The Perse School
Cambridge, Independent, 1,774 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
82.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
98.5%
The Stephen Perse Foundation
Cambridge, Independent, Selective, 1,482 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
49.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
The Wisbech Academy
Wisbech, Free school, 205 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Waldorf Cambridge School
Fulbourn, Independent, 92 pupils, inspected July 2025
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
26.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
42.9%
Wisbech Grammar School
Wisbech, Independent, Selective, 562 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
48.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
50.7%