Cambian Spring Hill

Other independent special school · Mixed · ages 8–19 · selective (grammar)North Yorkshire, Ripon HG4school website

A special school in North Yorkshire for ages 8–19: the Department for Education has not published destination figures for it, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
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Places
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Pupils
34

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from North Yorkshire’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 50 places.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

13.0Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school13.0
North Yorkshire46.5
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 7 pupils in Year 11

14% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (North Yorkshire 47%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureCambian Spring HillNorth YorkshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)13.046.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths14%47%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths14%67%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%38%41%
EBacc average point score0.504.124.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort—19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils—31.234.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils—50.150.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language—6%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

33.47%of the Key Stage 3 and GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 2,029 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Language & Communication21%
Mathematics & Statistics17%
Health & Safety17%
Green & Sustainability12%
Transversal Skills11%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects5

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language571%89%—20%—
Mathematics571%88%—22%—
Biology343%23%—45%—
Computer Science229%13%—30%—
Music114%5%—33%—
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Language & Communication38%
Health & Safety31%
Green & Sustainability28%
Mathematics & Statistics27%
Transversal Skills25%
Digital & ICT Skills24%
Natural Sciences24%
Engineering & Manufacturing11%
Arts & Humanities10%
Law & Public Administration8%
Social & Cultural Skills5%
Business & Administration3%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 13.1percentage 8.3vocabulary 7.1ratio 6.7power 5.9translation 5.9equation 5.6audience 5.4root 5.3gradient 5.3grammar 5.1formulae 5.1particle model 5.0photosynthesis 4.4linear functions 4.1reflection 4.1area 4.1congruence 4.1pythagoras' theorem 4.1change of state 4.0standard form 3.9percentage change 3.9direct proportion 3.9inverse proportion 3.9

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, data collection, pythagoras' theorem from Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics and 4 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, pressure, solution from Mathematics, Design and Technology, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses data collection, conduct field work, climate change from Biology, Computing, Geography and 1 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
More apprenticeships9
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses sampling technique, experimental design, conclusion from Biology, Mathematics, Science · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, pressure, unit conversion from Biology, Mathematics, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses integer, mean, data structure from Computer Science, English Language, Mathematics and 2 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Production assistant - screen and audioLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses punctuation, spelling, grammar from English, Modern Foreign Language · jobs: factory hand, supply chain assistant, management assistant
Junior visual effects - VFX artist or assistant technical director - ATDLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses data collection, scale, data structure from Computer Science, Computing, Design and Technology and 2 more · jobs: 3D modeller, technical director, animation layout artist
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses experimental design, scientific method, data presentation from Biology, Computer Science, English Language and 2 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, formulae, si unit from Biology, Mathematics, Mathematics and 1 more
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses area, volume, unit conversion from Mathematics, Mathematics, Science · jobs: battery test technician
Manufacturing engineer (degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses force, component selection, electrical system from Design and Technology, Science · jobs: maintenance and repair engineer, industrial engineer, production engineer
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Places at special schools are allocated through an Education, Health and Care plan with North Yorkshire, not by distance.

  1. Any timeAsk North Yorkshire’s SEND team to name the school in the child’s EHC plan; the school is consulted before a place is offered
North Yorkshire

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.