Education in Cambridge
DistrictThe north west of the East of England. 149,872 people in 41 square kilometres.
2 layers about education for Cambridge, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Cambridge had 60 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain onlyCambridge had 60 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.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Cambridge. The map shows each one.
Schools in Cambridge
Cambridge has 60 open schools: 5 nursery, 26 primary, 8 secondary, 2 special, 3 sixth form and further education, 15 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.
- Outstanding
- 1
- Good
- 12
- Requires improvement
- 2
- Inadequate
- 0
15 of the 41 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between March 2020 and June 2024.
8 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
4 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 Cambridge
1 school 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.
St Bede's Inter-Church School (June 2024).
Nursery (5)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 81 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Colleges Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 75 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met |
| Homerton Early Years Centre | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 110 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met |
| King's Hedges Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 4 | 31 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| The Fields Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 62 | Good (overall), April 2024 |
Primary (26)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbury Primary School | Community school | 5 to 11 | 380 | School remains Good, September 2023 |
| Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 3 to 11 | 177 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Chesterton Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 173 | Standards maintained, March 2025 |
| Colville Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 221 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade |
| Fawcett Primary School | Foundation school | 3 to 11 | 356 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Kings Hedges Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 389 | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| Mayfield Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 398 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Milton Road Primary School | Community school | 5 to 11 | 424 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade |
| Morley Memorial Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 371 | School remains Good, February 2024 |
| Newnham Croft Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 221 | School remains Good, June 2024 |
| Park Street CofE Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 116 | Good (overall), January 2023 |
| Queen Edith Primary School | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 394 | Good (overall), July 2023 |
| Queen Emma Primary School | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 391 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Ridgefield Primary School | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 205 | School remains Good, April 2023 |
| Shirley Community Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 303 | Good (overall), March 2024 |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 205 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade |
| St Laurence Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 216 | Good (overall), May 2024 |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 59 | Requires improvement (overall), March 2023 |
| St Matthew's Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 628 | Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), March 2020 |
| St Pauls CofE VA Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 152 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 198 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met |
| The Galfrid School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 211 | Good (overall), October 2023 |
| The Grove Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 224 | Good (overall), November 2023 |
| The Spinney Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 177 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Trumpington Park Primary School | Free schools | 4 to 11 | 415 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| University of Cambridge Primary School | Free schools | 4 to 11 | 660 | Standards maintained, January 2025 |
Secondary (8)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology | University technical college | 13 to 19 | 455 | School remains Good, May 2023 |
| Chesterton Community College | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,126 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade |
| Coleridge Community College | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 553 | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| North Cambridge Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 687 | Standards maintained, February 2025 |
| Parkside Community College | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 667 | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 |
| St Bede's Inter-Church School | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 943 | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 |
| The Netherhall School | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,259 | School remains Good, March 2024 |
| Trumpington Community College | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 613 | Good (overall), November 2023 |
Special (2)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle School, Cambridge | Community special school | 2 to 19 | 233 | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 |
| Holme Court School | Other independent special school | 7 to 16 | 40 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
Sixth form and further education (3)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Maths School | Free schools 16 to 19 | 16 to 19 | 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Hills Road Sixth Form College | Academy 16-19 converter | 16 to 19 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | |
| Long Road Sixth Form College | Academy 16-19 converter | 16 to 19 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Independent (15)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey College Cambridge | Other independent school | 12 to 21 | 337 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA) | Other independent school | 13 to 24 | 453 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Cambridge Muslim Secondary School | Other independent school | 11 to 16 | 8 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge | Other independent school | 14 to 19 | 100 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Heritage School | Other independent school | 4 to 16 | 203 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| King's College School | Other independent school | 4 to 14 | 381 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Mander Portman Woodward | Other independent school | 14 to 20 | 133 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Sancton Wood School | Other independent school | 1 to 16 | 363 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| St Faith's School | Other independent school | 3 to 13 | 532 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| St John's College School | Other independent school | 4 to 13 | 376 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| St Mary's School | Other independent school | 3 to 19 | 510 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| St. Andrew's College Cambridge | Other independent school | 15 to 22 | 123 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| The Leys School | Other independent school | 11 to 19 | 564 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| The Perse School | Other independent school | 3 to 19 | 1,774 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| The Stephen Perse Foundation | Other independent school | 2 to 21 | 1,482 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OA - Cambridge | Academy alternative provision converter | 5 to 16 | 5 | Good (overall), July 2022 |
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.