Cromwell Community College

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 14 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Unique reference
138177
Address
Wenny Road, PE16 6UU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1476 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
47.8%
Girls
52.2%
First language not English
5.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.3%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.8%
Other White 7.2%
Mixed 3.3%
Indian 1.2%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.15
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.21
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 16%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 35%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.7
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.5
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Ancient HistoryGCSE62
Art & DesignGCSE23
BiologyGCSE59
Business Studies:SingleGCSE52
ChemistryGCSE59
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE40
Design & TechnologyGCSE23
English LanguageGCSE240
English LiteratureGCSE238
FrenchGCSE34
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Cromwell Community College

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
31
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
41
2nd preference
38
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
31
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
21
9
Year 1
28
15
13
Year 2
29
12
17
Year 3
29
14
15
Year 7
270
132
138
Year 8
238
118
120
Year 9
230
121
109
Year 10
238
108
130
Year 11
243
116
127
Year 12
77
27
50
Year 13
64
22
42
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
87.0%
85.6%
Further education
47.0%
27.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
32.0%
24.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
5.0%
34.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
4.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
4.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
67.0%
67.2%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
22.0%
28.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.8%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

Nearby schools