Schools in Cambridge
Primary and secondary schools serving Cambridge, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 156,006 (2024)
Schools in Cambridge
63 schools in Cambridge: 28 primary, 8 secondary and 27 other, including 16 independent. 95% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 54 that publish a capacity are 84% full overall, and 5 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent11.1%
- Good52.4%
- Needs improvement3.2%
- Not rated33.3%
The largest schools here
- The Perse SchoolOther · ages 3–18 · Independent · 1,774 pupils · 93% fullNot rated1.6 miles
- The Stephen Perse FoundationOther · ages 2–21 · Independent · 1,482 pupils · 74% fullNot rated0.6 miles
- The Netherhall SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,259 pupils · 84% fullGood2.1 miles · March 2024
- Chesterton Community CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,126 pupils · 102% fullExcellent1.1 miles · July 2017
- St Bede's Inter-Church SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 943 pupils · 104% fullExcellent1.5 miles · June 2024
- North Cambridge AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 687 pupils · 92% fullGood1.5 miles · February 2015
- Parkside Community CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 667 pupils · 101% fullExcellent0.2 miles · April 2023
- University of Cambridge Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 660 pupils · 99% fullExcellent1.9 miles · June 2018
- St Matthew's Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 628 pupils · 95% fullGood69 yards · March 2020
- Trumpington Community CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 613 pupilsGood1.7 miles · November 2023
- The Leys SchoolOther · ages 11–19 · Independent · 564 pupils · 94% fullNot rated0.7 miles
- Coleridge Community CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 553 pupils · 92% fullGood1.1 miles · May 2019
- St Faith's SchoolOther · ages 3–13 · Independent · Faith school · 532 pupils · 91% fullNot rated1.2 miles
- St Mary's SchoolOther · ages 3–19 · Independent · Girls · Faith school · 510 pupils · 68% fullNot rated0.7 miles
- Cambridge Academy for Science and TechnologySecondary · ages 13–19 · 455 pupils · 68% fullGood2.2 miles · May 2023
- Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)Other · ages 13–24 · Independent · 453 pupils · 64% fullNot rated0.9 miles
- Milton Road Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 424 pupils · 101% fullGood1 mile · May 2024
- Trumpington Park Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 415 pupils · 66% fullGood2.4 miles · February 2022
- Mayfield Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 398 pupils · 95% fullGood1.6 miles · March 2023
- Queen Edith Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 394 pupils · 94% fullGood1.8 miles · July 2023
- Queen Emma Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 391 pupils · 100% fullGood1.9 miles · June 2023
- Kings Hedges Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 389 pupils · 93% fullGood2.0 miles · January 2019
- King's College SchoolOther · ages 4–14 · Independent · 381 pupils · 87% fullNot rated1.1 miles
- Arbury Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 380 pupils · 90% fullGood1.4 miles · September 2023
- St John's College SchoolOther · ages 4–13 · Independent · 376 pupils · 78% fullNot rated1.3 miles
- Morley Memorial Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 371 pupils · 88% fullGood1.3 miles · February 2024
- Sancton Wood SchoolOther · ages 1–16 · Independent · 363 pupils · 93% fullNot rated0.5 miles
- Fawcett Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 356 pupils · 85% fullGood2.0 miles · March 2026
- Abbey College CambridgeOther · ages 12–21 · Independent · 337 pupils · 58% fullNot rated1.2 miles
- Shirley Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 303 pupils · 72% fullGood1.6 miles · March 2024
And 33 more.
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.