Schools in Cambridgeshire
313 schools across 29 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 126 of 313 schools here that have a published grade.
Cambridgeshire has 313 schools across 29 towns — 210 primary, 33 secondary, educating around 103,626 pupils. 87% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (110 of 126). There are currently 114 open teaching jobs in Cambridgeshire. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Cambridgeshire.
Cambridgeshirelocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Cambridgeshire
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Cambridgeshire
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Chesterton Community College68.0Attainment 8
- 2Parkside Community College63.5Attainment 8
- 3St Bede's Inter-Church School61.6Attainment 8
- 4Impington Village College58.6Attainment 8
- 5Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology56.8Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Cambridgeshire
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Alconbury Weald
Brington
Cambourne
cambridge
Cambridge
Chatteris
East Cambridgeshire
Ely
Fenland
Fulbourn
Godmanchester
Great Cambourne
Huntingdon
Huntingdonshire
Manea
March
Newmarket
Northstowe
Nr Royston
Peterborough
Ramsey
Royston
Sandy
Soham
South Cambridgeshire
St Ives
St Neots
St. Neots
Wisbech
Outstanding Schools in Cambridgeshire
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Histon and Impington Park Primary School
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire· CB24 9AQ
403 pupils
KS2: 85% met expected standard
Trust: MERIDIAN TRUST
Pilgrim Pathways School
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire· CB21 5EE
2 pupils
Soham Village College
Ely, Cambridgeshire· CB7 5AA
1,432 pupils
Attainment 8: 51.2
Trust: ANGLIAN LEARNING
Somersham Primary School
Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire· PE28 3EU
303 pupils
KS2: 74% met expected standard
Trust: MERIDIAN TRUST
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire· CB1 3TD
938 pupils
Attainment 8: 61.6
Trust: ST BEDE'S INTER CHURCH SCHOOL
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire· CB24 4RS
1,246 pupils
Attainment 8: 54.6
Trust: MERIDIAN TRUST