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Granta School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 2–19 · Community special school
Cambridge Road, Linton, Cambridge CB21 4NN · granta.cambs.sch.uk · 01223 896890
On the mapSearch near CB21 4NN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2018/19
- 0.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 49.2, England 46.7
- Pupils
- 185
- 5 over 180 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 20%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2018/19 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.7, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 49.2, and across England 46.7.
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Cambridgeshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | n/a | 106 | |
| Maths | n/a | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 | |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 100 | 0 |
Ofsted
Granta School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 24 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 24 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 20
- 11% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 10% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (100%) with SEND