Best secondary schools in Cambridgeshire (2026)
Cambridgeshire has 45 ranked secondary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Chesterton Community College, in the top 6% in England. The average Attainment 8 here in 2025 was 47.9, against 46.1 for England. 4 are in England's top 10%, and 4 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Cambridgeshire has no grammar schools.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 (2023–2025 average) | Attainment 8 2025 | Trend | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 6% in England |
Chesterton Community College Cambridge |
64.7 | 68.0 | 84% | Not judged | |
2 Top 6% in England |
St Bede's Inter-Church School Cambridge · Church of England/Roman Catholic |
63.4 | 61.6 | 74% | Outstanding | |
3 Top 7% in England |
The King's (The Cathedral) School Peterborough · Church of England |
63.1 | 63.2 | 76% | Outstanding | |
4 Top 7% in England |
Parkside Community College Cambridge |
61.7 | 63.5 | 78% | No rating | |
5 Top 11% in England |
Sawston Village College Sawston |
58.0 | 55.5 | 61% | No rating | |
6 Top 12% in England |
Impington Village College Histon and Impington |
57.8 | 58.6 | 66% | Not judged | |
7 Top 14% in England |
Comberton Village College Comberton |
55.8 | 55.7 | 59% | Not judged | |
8 Top 18% in England |
Swavesey Village College Swavesey |
54.0 | 54.6 | 59% | Outstanding | |
9 Top 19% in England |
Trumpington Community College Cambridge |
53.5 | 50.4 | 55% | Good | |
10 Top 21% in England |
Soham Village College Soham |
53.1 | 51.2 | 54% | Outstanding | |
11 Top 22% in England |
Cottenham Village College Cottenham |
51.7 | 52.0 | 56% | Good | |
12 Top 25% in England |
Northstowe Learning Community South Cambridgeshire |
51.6 | 51.4 | 55% | Good | |
13 Top 27% in England |
Ely College East Cambridgeshire |
50.7 | 49.7 | 54% | No rating | |
14 Top 28% in England |
Cambourne Village College Cambourne |
50.8 | 51.7 | 57% | Not judged | |
15 Top 30% in England |
Linton Village College Linton (South Cambridgeshire) |
50.2 | 52.4 | 56% | Good | |
16 Top 30% in England |
Bottisham Village College Bottisham |
49.8 | 51.1 | 58% | Requires improvement | |
17 Top 34% in England |
Sawtry Village Academy Sawtry |
49.7 | 49.4 | 48% | No rating | |
18 Top 34% in England |
Coleridge Community College Cambridge |
48.6 | 55.1 | 66% | No rating | |
19 Top 35% in England |
The Netherhall School Cambridge |
49.1 | 45.5 | 39% | No rating | |
20 Top 36% in England |
Longsands Academy St Neots |
48.0 | 48.5 | 55% | Good | |
21 Top 36% in England |
Hinchingbrooke School Huntingdon |
49.5 | 50.3 | 52% | Report card | |
22 Top 36% in England |
Bassingbourn Village College Bassingbourn |
48.4 | 47.5 | 52% | No rating | |
23 Top 44% in England |
Ormiston Bushfield Academy Peterborough |
47.8 | 46.3 | 44% | Not judged | |
24 Top 44% in England |
St Ivo Academy St Ives (Huntingdonshire) |
47.7 | 47.1 | 47% | Good | |
25 Top 46% in England |
Abbey College, Ramsey Ramsey |
46.4 | 46.1 | 46% | Good | |
26 Top 47% in England |
Hampton Gardens Secondary School Peterborough |
46.6 | 47.0 | 48% | Report card | |
27 Top 49% in England |
Arthur Mellows Village College Glinton |
46.7 | 46.5 | 45% | Not judged | |
28 Bottom 48% in England |
Nene Park Academy Peterborough |
46.6 | 45.6 | 43% | No rating | |
29 Bottom 48% in England |
Hampton College Peterborough |
45.5 | 44.5 | 43% | Good | |
30 Bottom 47% in England |
Witchford Village College Witchford |
45.8 | 44.5 | 39% | No rating | |
31 Bottom 46% in England |
Stanground Academy Peterborough |
45.4 | 46.7 | 43% | Good | |
32 Bottom 44% in England |
North Cambridge Academy Cambridge |
46.3 | 43.9 | 35% | No rating | |
33 Bottom 34% in England |
Melbourn Village College Melbourn |
42.5 | 42.3 | 38% | Not judged | |
34 Bottom 30% in England |
Cromwell Community College Chatteris |
41.3 | 40.8 | 39% | Good | |
35 Bottom 29% in England |
Jack Hunt Academy Peterborough |
42.2 | 44.2 | 38% | Good | |
36 Bottom 26% in England |
Sir Harry Smith Community College Whittlesey |
41.1 | 40.6 | 34% | Not judged | |
37 Bottom 25% in England |
Ken Stimpson Academy Peterborough |
40.6 | 41.7 | 40% | Requires improvement | |
38 Bottom 24% in England |
St Peter's School Huntingdon |
40.9 | 39.6 | 33% | Report card | |
39 Bottom 22% in England |
City of Peterborough Academy Peterborough |
40.4 | 39.3 | 31% | Good | |
40 Bottom 18% in England |
Vista Academy Littleport Littleport |
39.2 | 38.8 | 34% | Report card | |
41 Bottom 17% in England |
Thomas Deacon Academy Peterborough |
39.3 | 39.1 | 32% | Not judged | |
42 Bottom 16% in England |
Ernulf Academy St Neots |
37.9 | 40.3 | 39% | Not judged | |
43 Bottom 11% in England |
Thomas Clarkson Academy Wisbech |
37.1 | 37.4 | 28% | Good | |
44 Bottom 7% in England |
Neale-Wade Academy March |
35.3 | 34.8 | 24% | Report card | |
45 Bottom 2% in England |
Queen Katharine Academy Peterborough |
32.2 | 32.5 | 23% | Not judged |
Best secondary school in each town
- Cambridge · best: Chesterton Community College
- Peterborough · best: The King's (The Cathedral) School
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Questions
What is the best secondary school in Cambridgeshire?
On exam results over the last three years, Chesterton Community College is the top-ranked secondary school in Cambridgeshire, in the top 6% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.