Abbey College, Ramsey

Academy converter·Secondary school Ramsey, Cambridgeshire·PE26 1DG
Composite score
57.6
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#1,507
National rank
#164
In East of England
#21
In Cambridgeshire
Top 48%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
46.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
46%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
69%
% EBacc grade 5+
15%
EBacc average points score
4.10

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
92%
211 first choices, 197 places
First choices per place
1.07
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
286
any preference, for 197 places
Last place offered lived
2.72 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 4384 m
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.06
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9220220.8920230.9920241.0120251.072026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,056
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
26.5%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
5.3%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
3.9%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.3%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.7%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
21.4%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.4
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,626
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
93%
177 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
84%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
6%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

School overview

Abbey College, Ramsey is a secondary school serving Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 1,056 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Abbey College, Ramsey 'Good'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 46.1 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

46% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 69% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Abbey College, Ramsey is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 211 first choices for 197 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.72 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 93% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 6.7%. There are about 18.4 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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