The Cavendish School
Park Drive, Impington, CB24 9LY
128 pupils · 160% of 80 capacity
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 7–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.7%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 March 2024, published 2 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 score | 28.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 25% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 41.7% |
| 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 1.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Gretton School 2.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Castle School, Cambridge 3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- OA - Cambridge 3.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge 3.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA) 3.4 km · No Ofsted rating
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.