Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology

University technical college·Secondary school Cambridgeshire·CB2 0SZ
Composite score
71.0
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#368
National rank
#42
In East of England
#5
In Cambridgeshire
Top 12%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
56.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
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% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
64%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
77%
% EBacc grade 5+
2%
EBacc average points score
4.44

School profile

Age range
13–19
Pupils on roll
455
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
22.1%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
28.6%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
24.8%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.1%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.8%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
19.1%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.0
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,912
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
89%
105 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
85%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
4%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology at a glance

Located in Cambridgeshire, Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a university technical college. The school educates roughly 455 pupils aged 13 to 19. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 56.8 — well above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 1.5 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of secondary schools in England.

64% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 77% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. After Year 11, 89% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 6.8%. There are about 16.0 pupils per teacher. Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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