58%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
39%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
40.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
28%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
834.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,524
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Cromwell Community College · All-through · Cambridgeshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
58%
-2pp
64%61%58%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
39%
-3pp
41%38%35%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
Attainment 8
40.8
-0.7
44.842.840.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.8
EBacc entry
28%
-4pp
32%21%10%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28%
EBacc APS
834.9
-48.6
883.5776.4669.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 834.9
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
35.6
+0.4
35.833.330.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35.6
A-level value added
+0.20
-0.2
+0.4+0.20.0
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
17%
+6pp
19%10%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 17%
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B-C+C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,524
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Wenny Road, Chatteris, PE16 6UU
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | — | — | 16% | 1,524 |
| 2023/24 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | — | — | 11% | 1,476 |
| 2022/23 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 9% | 1,411 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 58% | 39% | 40.8 | Not applicable | 28% | 834.9 | 32% | 1,524 |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 41% | 41.5 | -0.29 | 32% | 883.5 | 36% | 1,476 |
| 2022/23 | 59% | 35% | 41.7 | -0.15 | 16% | 835.5 | 21% | 1,411 |
| 2021/22 | 64% | 41% | 44.5 | -0.23 | 11% | 735.4 | 26% | 1,332 |
| 2018/19 | 62% | 38% | 44.8 | -0.04 | 10% | 669.4 | 16% | 1,164 |
| 2017/18 | 64% | 42% | 44.1 | -0.12 | 9% | 696.5 | 22% | 1,156 |
| 2016/17 | 64% | 37% | 44.9 | -0.01 | 18% | — | 25% | 1,158 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 35.6 | B- | +0.20 | 17% | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 35.2 | B- | +0.37 | 11% | 69 |
| 2022/23 | 30.8 | C | — | 6% | 75 |
| 2021/22 | 35.8 | B- | — | 19% | 65 |
| 2018/19 | 32.9 | C+ | +0.14 | 0% | 70 |
| 2017/18 | 32.1 | C+ | +0.04 | 13% | 77 |
| 2016/17 | 31.5 | C | +0.10 | 11% | 97 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,524 | 19.0 | 16% | 6% | 28% | 9% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 1,476 | 18.7 | 11% | 5% | 25% | 8% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 1,411 | 17.5 | 9% | 5% | 24% | 9% | 27% |
| 2021/22 | 1,332 | 17.2 | 8% | 5% | 21% | 10% | 33% |
| 2020/21 | 1,289 | 17.8 | 6% | 5% | 21% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,164 | 19.0 | 4% | 5% | 22% | 5% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | 1,156 | 19.0 | 5% | 4% | 24% | 6% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 1,158 | 18.3 | 14% | 4% | 26% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.