Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge
42-44 High Street, Cambridge, CB24 6DF
40 pupils · 80% of 50 capacity
- Type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
Ofsted
No Ofsted rating — Not yet inspected
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 6.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 8.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 16.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Hope Tree School 2.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- The Cavendish School 3.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA) 3.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- OA - Cambridge 3.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Castle School, Cambridge 3.8 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Centre School 5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.