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Education in South Cambridgeshire

District

The west of the East of England. 174,641 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 902 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for South Cambridgeshire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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South Cambridgeshire had 86 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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86
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South Cambridgeshire had 86 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: South Cambridgeshire among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. South Cambridgeshire is 86.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for South Cambridgeshire. The map shows each one.

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Schools in South Cambridgeshire

South Cambridgeshire has 86 open schools: 1 nursery, 61 primary, 9 secondary, 1 all-through, 9 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 3 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
4
Good
21
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
1

28 of the 77 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and July 2024.

10 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

16 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in South Cambridgeshire

4 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Histon and Impington Park Primary School (June 2024), Swavesey Village College (January 2024), The Cavendish School (March 2024), Pilgrim Pathways School (November 2023).

Nursery (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Histon Early Years CentreLocal authority nursery school1 to 599Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met

Primary (61)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Babraham CofE (VC) Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 1192Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade81% met KS2 standard
Bar Hill Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11229School remains Good, September 202274% met KS2 standard
Barrington CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11174Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met40% met KS2 standard
Barton CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11117Standards maintained, April 202559% met KS2 standard
Bassingbourn Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11326Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade52% met KS2 standard
Bewick Bridge Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11222Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met90% met KS2 standard
Bourn CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11193Good (overall), September 202363% met KS2 standard
Caldecote Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11193School remains Good, October 202261% met KS2 standard
Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11125Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade63% met KS2 standard
Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1196Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met43% met KS2 standard
Cottenham Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11471Good (overall), May 202361% met KS2 standard
Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1164Good (overall), March 202370% met KS2 standard
Duxford Church of England Community Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11143School remains Good, May 202458% met KS2 standard
Elsworth CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11130School remains Good, May 202377% met KS2 standard
Fen Ditton Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11119School remains Good, April 202263% met KS2 standard
Fen Drayton Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1192Good (overall), May 202458% met KS2 standard
Fowlmere Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1173Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade25% met KS2 standard
Foxton Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 1179Good (overall), November 202267% met KS2 standard
Fulbourn Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11254School remains Good, October 202276% met KS2 standard
Gamlingay Village PrimaryAcademy converter3 to 11387School remains Good, July 202445% met KS2 standard
Girton Glebe Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11189Good (overall), September 202261% met KS2 standard
Great Abington Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11133Good (overall), February 202445% met KS2 standard
Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11201Good (overall), March 202472% met KS2 standard
Great Wilbraham CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 1177Inadequate (overall), October 2022, before the school changed, special measures70% met KS2 standard
Guilden Morden CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 1167Standards maintained, January 2025Good (overall), October 2019
Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11585Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
Harston and Newton Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11117School remains Good, May 2023
Haslingfield Endowed Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11135School remains Good, March 202348% met KS2 standard
Hatton Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11380School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 202468% met KS2 standard
Hauxton Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1151Good (overall), June 202369% met KS2 standard
Histon and Impington Brook Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11408Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade90% met KS2 standard
Histon and Impington Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11425Outstanding (overall), June 202485% met KS2 standard
Jeavons Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11419Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met75% met KS2 standard
Linton CofE Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 7153Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
Linton Heights Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11231Standards maintained, February 202571% met KS2 standard
Marleigh Primary AcademyFree schools3 to 11189Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade60% met KS2 standard
Meadow Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11211School remains Good, January 202365% met KS2 standard
Melbourn Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11357Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met62% met KS2 standard
Meldreth Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11194Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade79% met KS2 standard
Meridian Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11180Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade58% met KS2 standard
Milton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11270Good (overall), November 202369% met KS2 standard
Monkfield Park Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11399School remains Good, June 202468% met KS2 standard
Oakington CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led5 to 1198Good (overall), September 202372% met KS2 standard
Orchard Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11180Report card, July 2026: safeguarding not met, special measures41% met KS2 standard
Over Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11196Requires improvement (overall), March 202421% met KS2 standard
Pathfinder CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11471Good (overall), June 202465% met KS2 standard
Pendragon Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11290Good (overall), July 202255% met KS2 standard
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11125Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), February 202043% met KS2 standard
Stapleford Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11210School remains Good, June 202275% met KS2 standard
Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11141Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
Swavesey Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11311Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade73% met KS2 standard
Teversham CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11161School remains Good, March 202273% met KS2 standard
The Bellbird Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11426Good (overall), July 202470% met KS2 standard
The Icknield Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11222Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade59% met KS2 standard
The Newton Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1154Good (overall), September 202333% met KS2 standard
The Vine Inter-Church Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11366School remains Good, November 202356% met KS2 standard
Thriplow CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11105School remains Good, April 202275% met KS2 standard
Trumpington Meadows Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11244School remains Good, June 202363% met KS2 standard
Waterbeach Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11521Standards maintained, March 202557% met KS2 standard
William Westley Church of England VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11185Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade71% met KS2 standard
Willingham Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11364School remains Good, June 202351% met KS2 standard

Secondary (9)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Bassingbourn Village CollegeAcademy converter11 to 16652School remains Good, April 2023Attainment 8: 44.7
Cambourne Village CollegeFree schools11 to 181,626Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 53.7
Comberton Village CollegeAcademy converter11 to 181,981Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 56.8
Cottenham Village CollegeAcademy converter11 to 16860Good (overall), October 2023Attainment 8: 52.9
Impington Village CollegeAcademy converter11 to 181,446Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 61.4
Linton Village CollegeAcademy converter11 to 16766Good (overall), April 2024Attainment 8: 48.8
Melbourn Village CollegeAcademy converter11 to 16559Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 43.7
Sawston Village CollegeAcademy converter11 to 161,198School remains Good, May 2023Attainment 8: 54.2
Swavesey Village CollegeAcademy converter11 to 161,254Outstanding (overall), January 2024Attainment 8: 55.7

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Northstowe Learning CommunityAcademy converter4 to 19920Good (overall), March 2023Attainment 8: 52.8

Special (9)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Aurora Meldreth Manor SchoolOther independent special school6 to 1947No outcome in Ofsted's file
Granta SchoolCommunity special school2 to 19185Requires improvement (overall), April 2024
Gretton SchoolOther independent special school5 to 20172No outcome in Ofsted's file
Hope Tree SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1933No outcome in Ofsted's file
Papworth Hall SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1634No outcome in Ofsted's file
Selwyn Hall SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1850No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Cavendish SchoolFree schools special7 to 18128Outstanding (overall), March 2024
The Centre SchoolAcademy special converter11 to 19137Good (overall), May 2024
The Martin Bacon AcademyFree schools special3 to 19152Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Cambridge Regional CollegeFurther education14 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Landmark International SchoolOther independent school4 to 16106Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Red Balloon Learner Centre - CambridgeOther independent school11 to 1940Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Waldorf Cambridge SchoolOther independent school2 to 1792Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Pilgrim Pathways SchoolPupil referral unit5 to 185Outstanding (overall), November 2023

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.