OFSTED
13 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,412
1,412 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
719
50.9% of pupils
Male pupils
693
49.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.3 pts
below England
School
23.5%
Huntingdonshire
21.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.0 pts
below England
School
10.3%
Huntingdonshire
12.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.2 pts
above England
School
3.2%
Huntingdonshire
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.5%
1,109
Any other White background
7.4%
105
African
2.9%
41
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
24
White and Asian
1.7%
24
Unclassified
1.6%
22
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.1%
171 of
1,412 pupils
8.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
48.5
9.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.13 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.87 pts
higher than
England
School
10.09%
Huntingdonshire
5.67%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.32%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.50 pts
higher than
England
School
22.32%
Huntingdonshire
12.94%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.22%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.42 pts
higher than
England
School
6.22%
Huntingdonshire
1.85%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
76.8%
15.5 pts
below England
Longsands Academy
76.8%
Huntingdonshire
90.6%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.