Overall Oxbridge
#726
15 ranked schools · +188 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
608
Offers
167
Offer rate27.5%
+5.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Cambridge
Home to one of the world's oldest universities, Cambridge has shaped British intellectual and scientific life since the University was founded in 1209, drawing scholars to the banks of the River Cam in Cambridgeshire's flat Fenland plain. Academic excellence feeds directly into its economy. Silicon Fen, the technology and life-sciences cluster centred here, has made Cambridge one of England's most significant research cities, with around 123,000 people living within its boundary.
Cambridge's central streets and Trumpington are the city's most school-competitive postcodes, where families concentrate around secondary and sixth-form catchments, while Histon and Arbury carry strong reputations for primary places. The newer Eddington district extends family housing to the western edge. Cambridge station connects to London King's Cross in around fifty minutes via Great Northern services.
84
Primary
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20
Secondary
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6
All-through
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5
Post-16
colleges
7
Special
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4
Other
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of which21sixth forms·29faith·6nurseries132 total
Area Performance
Cambridge schools rank in the top 39% of England
Across 128 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.59/10, +0.16 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
18% Elite
Distribution across all Cambridge schools
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Cambridge vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 39%
Across all ranked Cambridge schools
Top 46%Primaryavg #6,914 of 14,978
Top 22%Secondaryavg #838 of 3,862
Top 28%Sixth formavg #706 of 2,555
Primary schools: 79 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.26 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,914
+4 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 46% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
11%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.26 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,914
+4 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 46% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
11%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 27 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.4/10
+1.04 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#838
+28 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 22% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
61%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.9
+9.8 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.4/10
+1.04 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#838
+28 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 22% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
61%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.9
+9.8 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 22 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.3/10
+0.60 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#706
+22 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 28% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
43%
+18 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
67%
+17 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.3/10
+0.60 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#706
+22 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 28% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
43%
+18 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
67%
+17 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#158
9 ranked schools · +95 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
358
Offers
101
Offer rate28.2%
+13.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#1,098
14 ranked schools · -325 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
250
Offers
66
Offer rate26.4%
-3.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Cambridge
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School profiles in Cambridge
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