Coleridge Community CollegeSt Bede's Inter-Church School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cambridge.
Summary of the comparison
Coleridge Community College and St Bede's Inter-Church School are secondary schools in Cambridge.
Coleridge Community College scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Bede's Inter-Church School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). St Bede's Inter-Church School is ahead on our composite score.
Coleridge Community College was judged Good and St Bede's Inter-Church School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.1 for Coleridge Community College and 61.6 for St Bede's Inter-Church School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Coleridge Community College (45.7 in 2021-22, 55.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Bede's Inter-Church School (68.1 in 2021-22, 61.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CambridgeColeridge Community College | CambridgeSt Bede's Inter-Church School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100 | A85/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 17th of 34 in Cambridgeshire | 1st of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 571 | 938 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 903 | |
| Location | Cambridge, CB1 3RJ | Cambridge, CB1 3TD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.1 | 61.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66.4% | 73.9% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.2% | 85.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 72.7% Stronger figure | 71.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.34 | 5.86 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 110 | 180 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 571 | 938 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.9% | 16.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 34.3% | 25.3% | |
| SEN support | 17.3% | 6.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 8.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.9% | 6.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.0% | 11.6% Stronger figure | 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
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.
Coleridge Community College
St Bede's Inter-Church School
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