1
Soham Village College
Ely • Cambridgeshire • CB7 5AA
1
14 Jul 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Cambridgeshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the county of Cambridgeshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
41
Outstanding
7
Good
28
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 18% · G: 74% · RI: 8% · I: 0%
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St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB1 3TD
1
1 Jul 2024
3
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB24 4RS
1
20 Jun 2024
4
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB4 3NY
1
18 Sep 2017
5
Parkside Community College
Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB1 1EH
1
5 May 2017
6
Cambourne Village College
Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB23 6FR
1
12 Jun 2015
7
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough • Cambridgeshire • PE6 7JX
1
8 Jan 2015
8
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough • Cambridgeshire • PE1 5LQ
2
16 Sep 2024
9
Linton Village College
Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB21 4JB
2
10 Jun 2024
10
Longsands Academy
St Neots • Cambridgeshire • PE19 1LQ
2
4 Jun 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- St Ivo Academy 2 • May 2024
- Trumpington Community College 2 • Jan 2024
- Jack Hunt Academy 2 • Jan 2024
- Cottenham Village College 2 • Nov 2023
- Abbey College, Ramsey 2 • Nov 2023
- Stanground Academy 2 • Jul 2023
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School 2 • Dec 2021
- Thomas Clarkson Academy 2 • Feb 2020
- Queen Katharine Academy 2 • Jan 2020
- Ely College 2 • Jul 2019