Which school had the best GCSE results in Cambridgeshire in 2023?

On 2023 Attainment 8, The King's (The Cathedral) School topped the table in Cambridgeshire with 64.2, against an England average of 46.3. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so compare a school's grade 5+ pass rate and, where published, its Progress 8 before reading the rank as a verdict.

Where are the latest Cambridgeshire GCSE results?

This page is the 2023 archive (the 2022/23 academic year). The latest published results for every school in Cambridgeshire are on the main Cambridgeshire GCSE results page, which updates when the DfE releases the next year's performance tables: provisional figures in the autumn, revised figures early in the new year.

What is Attainment 8?

Attainment 8 is the DfE's headline GCSE measure: the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. A score of 50 means pupils averaged roughly a grade 5 across those subjects. Progress 8 measures the same pupils against others nationally with the same primary-school starting point.

Why does a school in Cambridgeshire show no 2023 GCSE results?

A school has no published figure for 2023 when it had no Year 11 cohort in that year (a new school, or one that opened with younger year groups), when it converted to an academy and the DfE published that year's results under its previous identity, or when it is independent and its pupils sat IGCSE, Pre-U or IB qualifications that the DfE tables do not count. Independent schools with a published figure are listed separately and unranked for that reason.

Cambridgeshire GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table

43 state secondary schools in Cambridgeshire ranked on their 2023 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2022/23 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, Progress 8, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 6 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 17 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

This is the 2023 archive of the table. See the latest Cambridgeshire GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.

County 49 state secondary schools 2022/23 results Archive year

Secondary schools in Cambridgeshire ranked on Attainment 8

43 of 49 schools have published 2023 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2022/23.

Secondary schools in Cambridgeshire ranked on Attainment 8, 2023 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Progress 8	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	46.3	0.00	45%	65%	4.05	–
1 , up 1 place since 2022	The King's (The Cathedral) School Peterborough · Academy converter	64.2	+0.64 (0.41 to 0.87)	79%	95%	5.56	150
2 , down 1 place since 2022	St Bede's Inter-Church School Cambridge · Academy converter	63.7	+0.92 (0.71 to 1.14)	80%	90%	6.07	181
3 , up 4 places since 2022	Chesterton Community College Cambridge · Academy converter	63.6	+1.04 (0.84 to 1.25)	73%	87%	5.89	198
4	Parkside Community College Cambridge · Academy converter	60.6	+0.82 (0.54 to 1.10)	71%	86%	5.89	114
5 , up 4 places since 2022	Sawston Village College Cambridge · Academy converter	58.3	+0.73 (0.55 to 0.92)	64%	78%	5.44	237
6 , up 19 places since 2022	Trumpington Community College Cambridge · Academy converter	56.9	+0.83 (0.50 to 1.17)	66%	76%	5.61	76
7 , down 4 places since 2022	Impington Village College Cambridge · Academy converter	56.8	+0.65 (0.46 to 0.83)	59%	78%	5.51	227
8 , down 3 places since 2022	Comberton Village College Cambridge · Academy converter	56.0	+0.47 (0.31 to 0.64)	59%	80%	5.13	290
9 , up 2 places since 2022	Soham Village College Ely · Academy converter	55.0	+0.83 (0.66 to 1.00)	58%	78%	4.75	276
10 , down 2 places since 2022	Swavesey Village College Cambridge · Academy converter	53.8	+0.54 (0.36 to 0.71)	59%	80%	4.88	263
11 , down 5 places since 2022	Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Cambridge · University technical college	53.2	+0.28 (-0.02 to 0.58)	65%	81%	4.11	105
12 , down 2 places since 2022	Cottenham Village College Cambridge · Academy converter	52.4	+0.24 (0.02 to 0.46)	65%	81%	4.82	176
13 , up 9 places since 2022	The Netherhall School Cambridge · Academy sponsor led	51.7	+0.26 (0.04 to 0.48)	54%	70%	4.61	184
14 , down 2 places since 2022	Cambourne Village College Cambridge · Free schools	51.2	+0.33 (0.14 to 0.53)	49%	71%	4.54	226
15 , down 1 place since 2022	Linton Village College Cambridge · Academy converter	50.9	+0.10 (-0.11 to 0.32)	55%	74%	4.66	170
16 , up 8 places since 2022	Sawtry Village Academy Huntingdon · Academy converter	50.2	+0.42 (0.19 to 0.65)	49%	77%	4.39	151
17=	Bassingbourn Village College Royston · Academy converter	50.0	+0.26 (0.01 to 0.51)	50%	74%	4.37	131
17= , down 4 places since 2022	Ely College Ely · Academy converter	50.0	+0.39 (0.19 to 0.58)	53%	71%	4.43	211
19 , down 3 places since 2022	Hinchingbrooke School Huntingdon · Academy converter	49.4	+0.47 (0.31 to 0.63)	40%	65%	4.39	300
20 , up 2 places since 2022	Hampton Gardens Secondary School Peterborough · Free schools	48.7	+0.29 (0.09 to 0.49)	50%	69%	4.15	200
21 , up 9 places since 2022	North Cambridge Academy Cambridge · Academy sponsor led	48.3	+0.36 (0.07 to 0.65)	33%	58%	3.75	104
22 , down 1 place since 2022	Ormiston Bushfield Academy Peterborough · Academy sponsor led	48.2	+0.40 (0.17 to 0.63)	41%	69%	4.09	160
23 , down 4 places since 2022	Longsands Academy St Neots · Academy converter	48.1	+0.11 (-0.06 to 0.28)	51%	69%	4.64	272
24 , down 9 places since 2022	Bottisham Village College Cambridge · Academy converter	47.6	+0.01 (-0.18 to 0.19)	49%	70%	4.29	236
25= , down 7 places since 2022	Arthur Mellows Village College Peterborough · Academy converter	47.5	+0.19 (0.01 to 0.36)	41%	69%	3.85	261
25= , up 3 places since 2022	St Ivo Academy St Ives · Academy converter	47.5	+0.23 (0.06 to 0.39)	42%	68%	4.40	293
27 , down 7 places since 2022	Hampton College Peterborough · Academy converter	47.4	+0.10 (-0.11 to 0.30)	44%	69%	4.05	200
28= , down 1 place since 2022	Abbey College, Ramsey Ramsey · Academy converter	46.6	-0.10 (-0.31 to 0.12)	45%	69%	3.85	177
28= , up 5 places since 2022	Witchford Village College Ely · Academy converter	46.6	+0.07 (-0.18 to 0.32)	43%	64%	4.08	123
30 , down 1 place since 2022	Nene Park Academy Peterborough · Academy sponsor led	45.6	+0.18 (-0.01 to 0.37)	33%	58%	3.93	221
31 , up 4 places since 2022	Coleridge Community College Cambridge · Academy converter	44.9	-0.04 (-0.32 to 0.25)	46%	64%	4.23	103
32= , down 7 places since 2022	Melbourn Village College Royston · Academy converter	44.5	-0.12 (-0.37 to 0.13)	47%	65%	4.02	129
32= , up 1 place since 2022	Stanground Academy Peterborough · Academy sponsor led	44.5	+0.26 (0.05 to 0.47)	41%	64%	3.83	187
34 , down 3 places since 2022	Sir Harry Smith Community College Peterborough · Academy converter	44.3	-0.31 (-0.52 to -0.10)	41%	65%	3.76	175
35= , up 2 places since 2022	Cromwell Community College Chatteris · Academy converter	41.7	-0.15 (-0.33 to 0.03)	35%	59%	3.50	239
35= , down 3 places since 2022	Jack Hunt Academy Peterborough · Academy converter	41.7	-0.07 (-0.23 to 0.09)	33%	59%	3.66	325
37 , up 1 place since 2022	St Peter's School Huntingdon · Academy converter	41.4	-0.10 (-0.29 to 0.10)	31%	52%	3.45	214
38 , up 1 place since 2022	City of Peterborough Academy Peterborough · Free schools	40.6	+0.25 (0.03 to 0.48)	31%	58%	3.44	159
39 , down 3 places since 2022	Thomas Deacon Academy Peterborough · Academy sponsor led	39.3	-0.05 (-0.20 to 0.11)	30%	52%	3.11	330
40	Ernulf Academy St Neots · Academy sponsor led	37.2	-0.39 (-0.65 to -0.12)	33%	61%	3.42	112
41 , up 1 place since 2022	Neale-Wade Academy March · Academy sponsor led	37.1	-0.65 (-0.83 to -0.47)	24%	51%	3.25	239
42 , down 1 place since 2022	Thomas Clarkson Academy Wisbech · Academy sponsor led	37.0	+0.00 (-0.19 to 0.19)	30%	53%	3.03	222
43	Queen Katharine Academy Peterborough · Academy sponsor led	32.6	-0.44 (-0.66 to -0.21)	17%	42%	2.59	187
–	Ken Stimpson Academy Peterborough · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Manor Drive Secondary Academy Peterborough · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Northstowe Learning Community Cambridge · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	St John Fisher Catholic High School Peterborough · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	The Wisbech Academy Wisbech · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Vista Academy Littleport Ely · Academy sponsor led · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–

Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").

Under each rank: the change since the 2022 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2022 result.

Independent schools in Cambridgeshire with published 2023 GCSE results

Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.

School	Attainment 8 (as published)	Grade 5+ English & maths	Pupils
Abbey College Cambridge Cambridgeshire · Other independent school	11.6	0%	44
Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA) Cambridge · Other independent school	3.3	0%	44
Heritage School Cambridge · Other independent school	8.7	0%	18
Iqra Academy Peterborough · Other independent school	56.5	64%	14
Kimbolton School Huntingdon · Other independent school	50.5	0%	124
King's Ely Ely · Other independent school	49.1	61%	150
Landmark International School Cambridge · Other independent school	5.9	0%	12
Mander Portman Woodward Cambridge · Other independent school	10.8	0%	31
Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge Cambridge · Other independent school	22.4	44%	9
Sancton Wood School Other independent school	58.9	62%	47
St. Andrew's College Cambridge Cambridge · Other independent school	8.6	0%	11
St Mary's School Cambridge · Other independent school	52.4	73%	116
The Leys School Cambridge · Other independent school	40.5	0%	101
The Perse School Other independent school	81.8	99%	190
The Peterborough School Peterborough · Other independent school	60.2	71%	41
The Stephen Perse Foundation Other independent school	47.5	0%	141
Wisbech Grammar School Cambridgeshire · Other independent school	52.3	59%	59

How to read this table

Attainment 8 is the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight GCSE subjects: English and maths (double-weighted), three EBacc subjects (sciences, computing, history, geography, languages) and three further approved qualifications. The DfE publishes it for every state school; the England average for 2023 was 46.3.

Grade 5+ in English and maths is the share of pupils reaching a "strong pass" in both; grade 4+ is the "standard pass". EBacc APS is the average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects, including pupils who did not enter them.

Progress 8 measures how much progress pupils made from the end of primary school to their GCSEs against pupils nationally with the same starting point; it is the like-for-like measure, and the range in brackets is its confidence interval.

Ranks are shared where scores tie. Schools are ranked here on published results alone; our composite score, which also weighs Ofsted inspection, progress and attendance, orders the same schools on the best secondary schools page.

This is the 2023 archive of the table: each school's 2023 figures, ranked within that year, so a school with no 2023 figure is listed unranked even where it has results for a later year. The main Cambridgeshire GCSE results page always ranks the newest year the DfE has published.

See the best secondary schools in Cambridgeshire on our composite score

Cambridgeshire GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in Cambridgeshire ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in Cambridgeshire with published 2023 GCSE results

More about schools in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire GCSE results: common questions