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Cromwell Community College

All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–18 · Academy

Wenny Road, Chatteris PE16 6UU · cromwellcc.org.uk · 01354 692193

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
40.8
average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
Last distance offered
0.63 mi
1.01 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion C · Cambridgeshire Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,539
169 over 1,370 places · 112%
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
28.4%
First language not English
6.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Active Learning Trust Limited

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion C” went to a home 0.63 mi (1.01 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 227 families put the school first and 234 places were offered; 98% 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: 236 (Places 236)236September 2023: 273 (Places 228)273September 2024: 267 (Places 227)267September 2025: 247 (Places 225)247September 2026: 227 (Places 234)227Places 234
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026234227198%
September 2025Sept 20252252471.1▲90%
September 2024Sept 20242272671.2▲85%
September 2023Sept 20232282731.2▲83%
September 2022Sept 2022236236199%

Last distance offered

Reception – Criterion CDistance
September 20260.63 mi1.01 km
Year 7 – Criterion C-DistanceDistance
September 20267.61 mi12.25 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.8, and 38.6% 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 B- (35.6 points per entry).

Key stage 2 results

2024/25SchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
Expected standardn/a62%
Higher standardn/a8%
Average scaled score
Readingn/a106
Mathsn/a105
Grammar and spellingn/a105

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: 44.1 (England 46.5)44.12018/19: 44.8 (England 46.7)44.82021/22: 44.5 (England 48.8)44.52022/23: 41.7 (England 46.3)41.72023/24: 41.5 (England 45.9)41.52024/25: 40.8 (England 46.0)40.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼40.846.0
▼38.6%45.4%
▼58.1%64.8%
▼28.0%40.5%
▼3.544.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form29.9−1.9
Sixth form college5.4+0.4
Further education47.7+0.4
Apprenticeship3.3+0.3
Employment4.6+0.6
Not in a lasting destination4.6−0.9
Activity not captured4.6+2.1

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: 29.2 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 31.5 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 32.1 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 32.9 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 35.8 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 30.8 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 35.2 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 35.6 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
60 studentsB- (35.6)Above average +0.20
60 studentsB- (35.6)Above average +0.21
35 studentsDist (34.3)Above average +0.47
16.7%AAB or better
94.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2458B- (35.2)+0.37
2022/2367C (30.8)—
2021/2258B- (35.8)—
2018/1962C+ (32.9)+0.14
2017/1860C+ (32.1)+0.04
2016/1777C (31.5)+0.10
2015/1662C (29.2)+0.01

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University50.7−8.7
Apprenticeship7.5—
Employment32.8+7.8
Not in a lasting destination7.5−3.4
Activity not captured1.5−0.1

Ofsted

Cromwell Community College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
13 Sept 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2016

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (130 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
83%
Replies
130
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school●86% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼75% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼79% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼73% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼81% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼72% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲52% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 42% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼46% agreeEngland 67%

based on 23 parents (18%) with SEND

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