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The Cavendish School

Park Drive, Impington, CB24 9LY ·

Ofsted:Outstanding· 2024
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At a glance

A state special school for ages 7–18 in Impington. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (March 2024). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages
7–18
Pupils
128
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Academy trust
EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
Headteacher
Mrs Stephanie Smith
Opened
Sept 2021

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 13 Mar 2024
OutstandingOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 12 pupils

Attainment 8
28.4
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
25%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
41.7%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
–
Not published
This school
28.4
Cambridgeshire
48.1
England
46.1
Small year group: with few pupils, results can swing a lot from year to year. Look at several years together.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
116
Capacity
80
160% full
Girls / boys
20/80
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)30.2%
  • English as an additional language3.4%
  • SEN support0%
  • Education, Health and Care plan100%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.
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