Abbey College, Ramsey, Ramsey

In 2026, pupils at Abbey College, Ramsey averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.3 in Cambridgeshire and 47 across England.

41% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Cambridgeshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 46.1.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.5, against 48.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 211 families put Abbey College, Ramsey as their first choice and 286 named it as one of their preferences, for 197 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Abbey College, Ramsey is one of 36 schools run by Meridian Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.9 in 2024/25.

23 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Abbey College, Ramsey (as of April 2026): 87% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

Of the 161 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 53% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 56 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 50% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 32% into work. 7% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

5.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 44 pupils (4%) received SEN support and 39 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Abbey College, Ramsey.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Abbey College (outside), 160 metres away.

In 2024/25, Abbey College, Ramsey issued 43 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Abbey College, Ramsey are Ramsey Spinning Infant School (0.5 miles), Ramsey Junior School (0.6 miles) and Bury CofE Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.