Schools in CB
Primary and secondary schools serving CB, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 511,058 (2024)
Schools in CB
229 schools in CB: 152 primary, 26 secondary and 51 other, including 29 independent. 94% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 216 that publish a capacity are 87% full overall, and 34 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent11.4%
- Good67.7%
- Needs improvement3.9%
- Serious concerns0.9%
- Not rated16.2%
The largest schools here
- Saffron Walden County High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 2,157 pupils · 105% fullExcellent13 miles · March 2024
- Comberton Village CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,981 pupils · 117% fullExcellent8.5 miles · January 2013
- The Perse SchoolOther · ages 3–18 · Independent · 1,774 pupils · 93% fullNot rated3.4 miles
- Ely CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,635 pupils · 99% fullGood14 miles · June 2019
- Cambourne Village CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,626 pupils · 130% fullExcellent12 miles · May 2015
- The Stephen Perse FoundationOther · ages 2–21 · Independent · 1,482 pupils · 74% fullNot rated3.6 miles
- Impington Village CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,446 pupils · 106% fullGood4.8 miles · November 2019
- Soham Village CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,436 pupils · 106% fullExcellent10 miles · June 2024
- Bottisham Village CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,396 pupils · 93% fullNeeds improvement2.3 miles · March 2024
- The Netherhall SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,259 pupils · 84% fullGood2.6 miles · March 2024
- Swavesey Village CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,254 pupils · 93% fullExcellent11 miles · January 2024
- Sawston Village CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,198 pupils · 105% fullGood5.9 miles · May 2023
- Chesterton Community CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,126 pupils · 102% fullExcellent3.8 miles · July 2017
- King's ElyOther · ages 2–19 · Independent · Faith school · 1,126 pupils · 90% fullNot rated13 miles
- Samuel Ward AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,076 pupils · 86% fullGood13 miles · November 2022
- St Bede's Inter-Church SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 943 pupils · 104% fullExcellent2.2 miles · June 2024
- Northstowe Learning CommunityAll-through · ages 4–19 · 920 pupils · 33% fullGood7.8 miles · March 2023
- Joyce Frankland Academy, NewportSecondary · ages 11–18 · 865 pupils · 84% fullGood15 miles · June 2023
- Cottenham Village CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 860 pupils · 96% fullGood6.3 miles · October 2023
- Witchford Village CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 804 pupils · 89% fullGood13 miles · January 2023
- Newmarket AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 797 pupils · 89% fullGood8.5 miles · July 2023
- Linton Village CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 766 pupils · 83% fullGood8.0 miles · April 2024
- Castle Manor AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 760 pupils · 101% fullGood13 miles · May 2019
- North Cambridge AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 687 pupils · 92% fullGood3.5 miles · February 2015
- Parkside Community CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 667 pupils · 101% fullExcellent3.4 miles · April 2023
- University of Cambridge Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 660 pupils · 99% fullExcellent4.9 miles · June 2018
- St Matthew's Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 628 pupils · 95% fullGood3.1 miles · March 2020
- Trumpington Community CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 613 pupilsGood4.1 miles · November 2023
- Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 585 pupils · 80% fullGood8.3 miles · April 2026
- The Leys SchoolOther · ages 11–19 · Independent · 564 pupils · 94% fullNot rated3.7 miles
And 199 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.