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Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology

Secondary · Cambridge · CB2 0SZ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 17 May 2023

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At a glance

455 pupils · 68% of 670 capacity

School type
University technical college
Age range
13–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
21.9% of pupils
English as additional language
28.6% of pupils
SEN support
24.8% of pupils
EHC plan
1.1% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://www.cambridgeast.org.uk/
URN
140265

GCSE results (2024/2025)

104 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
56.8
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
76.9%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
63.5%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.4
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C+
32
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.4%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.3%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 7% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£7,912
Typical secondary school£7,799

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
89%
Continuing in education
85%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
4%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
52%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
25%
Any sustained destination
91%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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