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Abbey College, Ramsey

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Abbey Road, Ramsey PE26 1DG · abbey.college · 01487 812352

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
46.1
average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
Last distance offered
2.72 mi
4.38 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 5C · Cambridgeshire Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,096
88% of 1,250 places
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
26.7%
First language not English
5.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Meridian Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 5C” went to a home 2.72 mi (4.38 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 211 families put the school first and 197 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 189 (Places 205)189September 2023: 182 (Places 205)182September 2024: 194 (Places 196)194September 2025: 230 (Places 228)230September 2026: 211 (Places 197)211Places 197
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261972111.1▲92%
September 2025Sept 20252282301▲97%
September 2024Sept 2024196194197%
September 2023Sept 20232051820.9100%
September 2022Sept 20222051890.9100%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Criterion 5CDistance
September 20262.72 mi4.38 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.1, and 45.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (31.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 44.9 (England 46.3)44.92017/18: 46.0 (England 46.5)46.02018/19: 48.5 (England 46.7)48.52021/22: 50.3 (England 48.8)50.32022/23: 46.6 (England 46.3)46.62023/24: 46.4 (England 45.9)46.42024/25: 46.1 (England 46.0)46.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●46.146.0
●45.5%45.4%
▲68.8%64.8%
▲72.5%40.5%
●4.104.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form28−7.8
Sixth form college6.2+1.4
Further education53.4+14
Apprenticeship5.6+0.1
Employment1.2−3.6
Not in a lasting destination3.1−1.1
Activity not captured2.5−2.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 31.2 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 28.1 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 27.7 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 33.5 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 34.6 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 28.3 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 31.6 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 31.8 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
35 studentsC+ (31.8)Average -0.18
38 studentsC (31.1)Average -0.19
21 studentsDist- (31.2)Average -0.04
11.1%AAB or better
90%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2453C (31.6)-0.15
2022/2344C- (28.3)—
2021/2250C+ (34.6)—
2018/1942C+ (33.5)+0.04
2017/1858C- (27.7)-0.11
2016/1764C- (28.1)-0.16
2015/1659C (31.2)+0.32

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University50+9.7
Further education1.8−1.2
Apprenticeship5.4−0.6
Employment32.1−5.2
Not in a lasting destination7.1−3.3
Activity not captured3.6+0.6

Ofsted

Abbey College, Ramsey was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
11 Oct 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2018

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2021Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet
  • Nov 2019Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2016Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
87%
Replies
23
2% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲83% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲100% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲87% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲96% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲91% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 100% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 43%

based on 1 parent (4%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼0% agreeEngland 63%

based on 1 parent (4%) with SEND

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