King's ElyRed Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares King's Ely and Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.4 for King's Ely and 6.3 for Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at King's Ely (62.2 in 2021-22, 47.4 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge (7.8 in 2021-22, 6.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ElyKing's Ely | CambridgeRed Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent School | Independent School | |
| School type | Other independent school | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 2-19 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,156 | 35 | |
| Capacity | 1,250 | 50 | |
| Location | Ely, CB7 4DB | Cambridge, CB24 6DF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.4 Stronger figure | 6.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60.9% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77.4% Stronger figure | 16.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.00 Stronger figure | 0.40 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 133 | 12 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 119 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 42.8 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 43.0 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 32.7% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,156 | 35 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 2.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.0% | 94.3% | |
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
Pupils on roll
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