Local authority · East of England
Secondary schools in Cambridgeshire
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
What the data says
Cambridgeshire has 35 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 6,392 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 87% stayed in education (England 86%): 24% in a school sixth form, 32% at a sixth form college, 29% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 39% of students in Cambridgeshire went to university (England 37%), and 26% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 48.1 against 46.1 for England; 50% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Cambridgeshire against England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 6,392 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 24% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 32% | 13% |
| — further education college | 29% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
Map of secondary schools in Cambridgeshire
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (35)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey College, RamseyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,096 | 84% | 28% | 50% | 3% | 40% | 46.1 | 46% |
| Bassingbourn Village CollegeAcademy converter | 652 | 93% | 15% | 27% | 2% | — | 47.5 | 52% |
| Bottisham Village CollegeAcademy converter | 1,396 | 87% | 14% | 28% | 2% | — | 51.1 | 58% |
| Cambourne Village CollegeFree schools · sixth form | 1,626 | 88% | 25% | 25% | 4% | — | 51.7 | 57% |
| Cambridge Academy for Science and TechnologyUniversity technical college · sixth form | 455 | 85% | 27% | 19% | 0% | 52% | 56.8 | 64% |
| Chesterton Community CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,126 | 90% | 12% | 13% | 1% | — | 68.0 | 84% |
| Coleridge Community CollegeAcademy converter | 553 | 83% | 5% | 26% | 3% | — | 55.1 | 66% |
| Comberton Village CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,981 | 94% | 41% | 17% | 1% | 60% | 55.7 | 59% |
| Cottenham Village CollegeAcademy converter | 860 | 88% | 13% | 15% | 4% | — | 52.0 | 57% |
| Cromwell Community CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,539 | 79% | 33% | 43% | 4% | 59% | 40.8 | 39% |
| Ely CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,635 | 90% | 36% | 15% | 6% | 19% | 49.7 | 54% |
| Ernulf AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 720 | 78% | 20% | 57% | 8% | — | 40.3 | 39% |
| Hinchingbrooke SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,173 | 91% | 50% | 40% | 3% | 58% | 50.3 | 52% |
| Impington Village CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,446 | 93% | 15% | 17% | — | 36% | 58.6 | 66% |
| Linton Village CollegeAcademy converter | 766 | 89% | 11% | 26% | 4% | — | 52.4 | 56% |
| Longsands AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,412 | 86% | 43% | 39% | 4% | 40% | 48.5 | 55% |
| Melbourn Village CollegeAcademy converter | 559 | 82% | 8% | 26% | 5% | — | 42.3 | 38% |
| Neale-Wade AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,130 | 85% | 18% | 63% | 4% | 44% | 34.8 | 24% |
| North Cambridge AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 687 | 80% | 5% | 30% | 4% | — | 43.9 | 35% |
| Northstowe Learning CommunityAcademy converter · sixth form | 920 | — | — | — | — | — | 51.4 | 55% |
| Parkside Community CollegeAcademy converter | 667 | 90% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 31% | 63.5 | 78% |
| Sawston Village CollegeAcademy converter | 1,198 | 89% | 8% | 11% | 3% | — | 55.5 | 61% |
| Sawtry Village AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,101 | 89% | 58% | 30% | 4% | 39% | 49.4 | 48% |
| Sir Harry Smith Community CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,084 | 84% | 36% | 47% | 4% | 53% | 40.6 | 34% |
| Soham Village CollegeAcademy converter | 1,436 | 87% | 17% | 27% | 6% | — | 51.2 | 55% |
| St Bede's Inter-Church SchoolAcademy converter | 943 | 96% | 8% | 6% | 1% | — | 61.6 | 74% |
| St Ivo AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,378 | 86% | 42% | 28% | 3% | 43% | 47.1 | 47% |
| St Peter's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,506 | 88% | 46% | 41% | 2% | 37% | 39.6 | 33% |
| Swavesey Village CollegeAcademy converter | 1,254 | 87% | 21% | 21% | 5% | — | 54.6 | 59% |
| The Netherhall SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,259 | 90% | 13% | 19% | 1% | 54% | 45.5 | 39% |
| The Wisbech AcademyFree schools | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Clarkson AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,295 | 80% | 20% | 58% | 2% | 53% | 37.4 | 28% |
| Trumpington Community CollegeAcademy converter | 613 | 87% | 4% | 11% | 1% | — | 50.4 | 55% |
| Vista Academy LittleportAcademy sponsor led | 547 | — | — | — | — | — | 38.8 | 34% |
| Witchford Village CollegeAcademy converter | 804 | 82% | 20% | 17% | 3% | — | 44.5 | 39% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (39)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Regional Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 11% | — | — |
| Abbey College Cambridgeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 337 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3 | 0% |
| Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)independent · Other independent school · sixth form | 453 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.3 | 0% |
| Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridgeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heritage Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | 28.0 | 0% |
| Kimbolton Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,036 | — | — | — | — | — | 33.2 | 0% |
| King's Elyindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,126 | — | — | — | — | — | 47.4 | 61% |
| Landmark International Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.8 | 0% |
| Mander Portman Woodwardindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | 20.6 | 0% |
| Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridgeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.3 | 8% |
| Sancton Wood Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 363 | — | — | — | — | — | 52.4 | 63% |
| St. Andrew's College Cambridgeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0% |
| St Mary's Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 510 | — | — | — | — | — | 51.8 | 68% |
| The Leys Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 564 | — | — | — | — | — | 45.1 | 0% |
| The Perse Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,774 | — | — | — | — | — | 82.9 | 99% |
| The Stephen Perse Foundationindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,482 | — | — | — | — | — | 49.9 | 0% |
| Waldorf Cambridge Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 26.3 | 43% |
| Wisbech Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 562 | — | — | — | — | — | 48.7 | 51% |
| Cambridge Maths Schoolsixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hills Road Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | — | — | — | — | — | 62% | — | — |
| Long Road Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | — | — | — | — | — | 37% | — | — |
| Aurora Fairway Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 0% |
| Cambian Home Tree Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 9.2 | 0% |
| Cambian Wisbech Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0% |
| Castle School, Cambridgespecial · Community special school · sixth form | 233 | 100% | 0% | 5% | 0% | — | 0.2 | 0% |
| Granta Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 185 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Gretton Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 0% |
| Holme Court Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 28.8 | 0% |
| On Track Education Wisbechspecial · Other independent special school | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3 | 0% |
| Samuel Pepys Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 138 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Highfield Ely Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 134 | 100% | 0% | 69% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Highfield Littleport Academystate · Academy special sponsor led | 162 | 100% | 11% | 78% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Meadowgate Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 180 | 100% | 0% | 8% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Riverside Meadows Academystate · Academy special sponsor led · sixth form | 120 | 60% | 0% | 53% | 7% | — | 6.0 | 0% |
| Spring Common Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 211 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Cavendish Schoolstate · Free schools special · sixth form | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 28.4 | 25% |
| The Centre Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 137 | 40% | 0% | 7% | 0% | — | 1.5 | 0% |
| The Harbour Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led | 95 | 86% | 0% | 43% | 0% | — | 6.1 | 0% |
| The Martin Bacon Academystate · Free schools special · sixth form | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 0% |