Overall Oxbridge
#520
16 ranked schools · +133 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
622
Offers
164
Offer rate26.4%
-2.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
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.
83
Primary
schools
21
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·6nursery schools132 total
Area Performance
Cambridge schools rank in the top 38% of England
Across 125 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.69/10, +0.27 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
19% Elite
Distribution across all Cambridge schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Cambridge vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 38%
Across all ranked Cambridge schools
Top 46%Primaryavg #6,770 of 14,821
Top 22%Secondaryavg #842 of 3,803
Top 28%Sixth formavg #709 of 2,523
Primary schools: 79 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.16 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,770
+4 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 46% of 14,821
% 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
7.2/10
-0.16 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,770
+4 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 46% of 14,821
% 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: 28 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.4/10
+0.98 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#842
+28 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 22% of 3,803
% 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
+0.98 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#842
+28 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 22% of 3,803
% 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: 18 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.8/10
+1.07 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#709
+22 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 28% of 2,523
% 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
8.8/10
+1.07 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#709
+22 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 28% of 2,523
% 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
#249
17 ranked schools · +13 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
288
Offers
64
Offer rate22.2%
+5.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#481
16 ranked schools · +218 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
337
Offers
100
Offer rate29.7%
-7.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Cambridge town
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Cambridge town
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School profiles in Cambridge
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