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Sir Harry Smith Community College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, Peterborough PE7 1XB · sirharrysmith.cambs.sch.uk · 01733 703991

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
40.6
average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,084
90% of 1,210 places
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.6%
First language not English
5.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Aspire Learning Trust (Whittlesey)

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 190 families put the school first and 206 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 185 (Places 174)185September 2023: 216 (Places 197)216September 2024: 193 (Places 220)193September 2025: 180 (Places 193)180September 2026: 190 (Places 206)190Places 206
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262061900.9100%
September 2025Sept 20251931800.999%
September 2024Sept 20242201930.9100%
September 2023Sept 20231972161.1▲89%
September 2022Sept 20221741851.1▲90%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.6, and 33.5% 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 (30 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: 44.8 (England 46.3)44.82017/18: 46.9 (England 46.5)46.92018/19: 45.1 (England 46.7)45.12021/22: 46.7 (England 48.8)46.72022/23: 44.3 (England 46.3)44.32023/24: 38.5 (England 45.9)38.52024/25: 40.6 (England 46.0)40.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼40.646.0
▼33.5%45.4%
▼57.0%64.8%
▼30.0%40.5%
▼3.504.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form27.8−11.7
Further education47.7+4.6
Other education0.60
Apprenticeship7.4+1.4
Employment5.1+2.1
Not in a lasting destination9.1+3.1
Activity not captured2.3+1.1

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: 29.3 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 33.3 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 30.3 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 27.1 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 35.1 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 30.4 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 30.5 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 30.0 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
53 studentsC (30)Average -0.15
53 studentsC (30)Average -0.15
3.8%AAB or better
96.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2445C (30.5)-0.39
2022/2362C (30.4)—
2021/2271B- (35.1)—
2018/1958C- (27.1)-0.54
2017/1870C (30.3)-0.35
2016/1737C+ (33.3)+0.14
2015/1652C (29.3)0.00

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University46.6−8.6
Apprenticeship8.6+2.9
Employment27.6+1.2
Not in a lasting destination12.1+6.4
Activity not captured5.2+1.8

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Sir Harry Smith Community College on 30 September 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
30 Sept 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formRequires improvement

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2024

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Mar 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

43% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
43%
Replies
61
6% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼52% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼53% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼36% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼43% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼48% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼46% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼57% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼67% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼79% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼45% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼43% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼27% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 56% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲73% agreeEngland 67%

based on 29 parents (48%) with SEND

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