The Cavendish School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Mar 13 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7 - 18 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded special school
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Unique reference
148578
Address
Park Drive, CB24 9LY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
116 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
79.3%
Girls
20.7%
First language not English
3.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.2%
Persistent absence
33.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.3%
Mixed 4.4%
Unclassified 4.3%
Other White 3.4%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingNo data
WritingAverage0.6
MathsNo data
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 114
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 111
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE5
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE4
English LanguageGCSE10
English LiteratureGCSE9
MathematicsGCSE10
SpanishGCSE1
StatisticsGCSE3
Science: Double AwardGCSE10
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
7
7
0
Year 4
12
9
3
Year 5
11
11
0
Year 6
9
6
3
Year 7
13
11
2
Year 8
10
9
1
Year 9
19
14
5
Year 10
23
19
4
Year 11
12
6
6
Year 2024-2025

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