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St Bede's Inter-Church School
Secondary • Academy converter • Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB1 3TD
Outstanding
Top 10 Secondary schools in Cambridge
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the town of Cambridge. 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
16
Outstanding
5
Good
9
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 33% · G: 60% · RI: 7% · I: 0%
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Swavesey Village College
Secondary • Academy converter • Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB24 4RS
Outstanding
3
Chesterton Community College
Secondary • Academy converter • Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB4 3NY
Outstanding
4
Parkside Community College
Secondary • Academy converter • Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB1 1EH
Outstanding
5
Cambourne Village College
Secondary • Free schools • Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB23 6FR
Outstanding
6
Linton Village College
Secondary • Academy converter • Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB21 4JB
Good
7
Trumpington Community College
Secondary • Academy converter • Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB2 9FD
Good
8
Cottenham Village College
Secondary • Academy converter • Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB24 8UA
Good
9
Coleridge Community College
Secondary • Academy converter • Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB1 3RJ
Good
10
The Netherhall School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB1 8NN
Good
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.
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