Coleridge Community College

About Coleridge Community College

Coleridge Community College sits within the Cambridgeshire local authority, a secondary school for 11 to 16 year olds in Cambridge. In the local rankings by Progress 8, it places 6th out of 8 schools in the Cambridge area, putting it in the 75th percentile among its immediate peers. The top-performing schools nearby include Chesterton Community College, St Bede's Inter-Church School, and Sawston Village College, all of which post higher Progress 8 scores. Coleridge is a mixed, non-religious state school with 571 pupils, just under its capacity of 600. Over a third of its students are eligible for free school meals, at 36.8%, which is notably above the national average. The school has no sixth form, so students move on elsewhere after Year 11. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, a graded visit in 2019, rated the school Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. An ungraded inspection in December 2024 confirmed that standards are being maintained.

Academically, Coleridge performs above the local authority average. Its Progress 8 score of 0.23 is higher than the Cambridgeshire average of 0.17, meaning pupils here make stronger progress than those in similar schools across the county. The Attainment 8 score sits at 45.9, and 67% of students achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, though the more demanding grade 5 or above threshold drops to 43.1%. The EBacc average point score is 4.31, with 63.3% of pupils entering the EBacc combination of subjects. Progress in maths and English is positive, with scores of 0.34 and 0.32 respectively. Nationally, the school ranks in the top third of all schools, sitting at the 31.7th percentile. Parent feedback from the most recent survey period is largely positive: 80% would recommend the school, and 93% agree or strongly agree that their child does well here.

The school offers a broad range of facilities, including a swimming pool, theatre, sports hall, and playing fields, plus music rooms and an ICT suite. Sports on offer include football, rugby, rowing, and martial arts, while clubs range from gardening and book club to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and orchestra. SEND provision covers eight areas, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. However, parent views on SEND support are mixed: 27% strongly disagree that the school gives SEND children the support they need, though an equal proportion strongly agree. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school was oversubscribed, with 220 applications for 119 places and 40 first-preference offers. This is a school that suits families looking for a community-focused secondary with strong academic progress relative to the local area, and a wide array of extracurricular opportunities.

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