Hills Road Sixth Form College vs St Mary's School
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Hills Road Sixth Form College
Cambridge
St Mary's School
cambridge
Overview
Phase
Post-16
All-through
Type
Academy 16-19 converter
Other independent school
Age Range
16–19
3–19
Gender
Mixed
Girls
Religious Character
None
Roman Catholic
Admissions
-
Selective
Local Authority
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
-
510
Capacity
-
750
Occupancy
-
68%
FSM %
-
-
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
Outstanding
-
Quality of Education
Outstanding
-
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
-
Personal Development
Outstanding
-
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
-
Last Inspected
Apr 2025
-
Performance (2026)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
-
57.3
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
-
78.4%
KS2 Reading
-
-
KS2 Maths
-
-
KS2 Writing
-
-
A-Level Performance (2024/25)
Average Grade
-
B+
Points Per Entry
-
43.1
Best 3 A-Levels
-
B+
AAB+ %
-
42%
Value Added
-
Average
A-Level Students
-
44
Retention
-
-
University Destinations (2022/23 cohort)
Top-third university
55%
-
Degree course
85%
-
Any L4+ destination
90%
-
Apprenticeships
2%
-
Cohort size
1307
-
A-Level Subjects
Subjects offered
0
15
Top subjects
Mathematics (38)
Mathematics (36)
Biology (36)
Biology (34)
Chemistry (30)
Psychology (24)
Chemistry (22)
History (20)