Abbey College, RamseyCromwell Community College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Abbey College, Ramsey and Cromwell Community College.

  • Abbey College, Ramsey scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cromwell Community College scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Abbey College, Ramsey is ahead on our composite score.

  • Abbey College, Ramsey was judged Good and Cromwell Community College was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.1 for Abbey College, Ramsey and 40.8 for Cromwell Community College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Abbey College, Ramsey (50.3 in 2021-22, 46.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cromwell Community College (44.5 in 2021-22, 40.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Abbey College, Ramsey versus Cromwell Community College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RamseyAbbey College, RamseyChatterisCromwell Community CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking22nd of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure26th of 34 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary All-through
Age range11-18 4-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,056 1,524
Capacity1,250 1,370
LocationRamsey, PE26 1DG Chatteris, PE16 6UU
GCSE results
Attainment 846.1 Stronger figure40.8 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths45.5% Stronger figure38.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths68.8% Stronger figure58.1% 64.8%
Entering EBacc72.5% Stronger figure28.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.10 Stronger figure3.54 4.09
Cohort189 236
A-level results
A-level entries35 60
A-level average points31.8 35.6 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC+ B-
Best 3 A-levels points33.7 37.4 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects11.1% 16.7% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,056 1,524
Free school meals (ever 6)26.5% 28.2%
English as an additional language5.3% 6.3%
SEN support3.9% 11.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% Stronger figure8.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.6% Stronger figure22.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Abbey College, Ramsey

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