Abbey College, RamseySir Harry Smith Community College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Abbey College, Ramsey and Sir Harry Smith Community College are secondary schools.

  • Abbey College, Ramsey scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sir Harry Smith Community College scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Abbey College, Ramsey is ahead on our composite score.

  • Abbey College, Ramsey was judged Good and Sir Harry Smith Community College was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.1 for Abbey College, Ramsey and 40.6 for Sir Harry Smith 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 Sir Harry Smith Community College (46.7 in 2021-22, 40.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Abbey College, Ramsey versus Sir Harry Smith Community College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RamseyAbbey College, RamseyPeterboroughSir Harry Smith Community CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureD40/100
Local ranking22nd of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure33rd of 34 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,056 1,104
Capacity1,250 1,210
LocationRamsey, PE26 1DG Peterborough, PE7 1XB
GCSE results
Attainment 846.1 Stronger figure40.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths45.5% Stronger figure33.5% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths68.8% Stronger figure57.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc72.5% Stronger figure30.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.10 Stronger figure3.50 4.09
Cohort189 200
A-level results
A-level entries35 53
A-level average points31.8 Stronger figure30.0 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C
Best 3 A-levels points33.7 Stronger figure29.7 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects11.1% Stronger figure3.8% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,056 1,104
Free school meals (ever 6)26.5% 25.5%
English as an additional language5.3% 4.3%
SEN support3.9% 13.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 4.1%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% Stronger figure11.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.6% Stronger figure29.8% 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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