Cambian Dunbroch School, Newmarket
Cambian Dunbroch School is a special school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Newmarket. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2025. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2026 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Good (2025)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Cambian Dunbroch School in detail
Cambian Dunbroch School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, cricket, cooking, gardening, Duke of Edinburgh, forest school and cheerleading.
Source: The school's own website
Who goes there
In 2026, 0 pupils (0%) received SEN support and 3 (42.9%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Entrance2, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Sixth Form
Safeguarding: effective
Independent school standards
Met all the independent school standards.
- Part 1: quality of educationMet
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentMet
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementMet
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2026 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school creates a calm, nurturing environment where pupils feel welcomed and respected. Staff demonstrate genuine care and understanding of pupils' complex emotional and mental health needs, and pupils who attend regularly build strong relationships with adults. The school has excellent behaviour support systems and high staff numbers that allow for close supervision and quick response when pupils struggle.
Key Strengths
- Staff are kind, patient and build strong trusting relationships with pupils
- Behaviour support is calm and consistent, with positive impact on pupil confidence and motivation
- High staff-to-pupil ratios allow close supervision throughout the day
- Bullying is very rare due to small school size and strong adult presence
- Recruitment checks are thorough and well organised
Areas for Improvement
- Safeguarding concerns are not always escalated to local authorities and other professionals as required
- Risk assessments and support plans are generic and lack individual detail needed to support pupils effectively
- Information about incidents affecting pupils' safety and wellbeing is not consistently fed into risk assessments
- Systems for receiving, recording and acting on essential safeguarding information are not robust enough
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is not effective - weaknesses in the school's safeguarding culture mean concerns about pupil care and safety are not consistently escalated to local authorities and other statutory partners.
Cambian Dunbroch School is a special school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs, but an emergency inspection found it does not meet all independent school standards due to serious safeguarding concerns.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 1 nearby school
Social & online
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 8 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
32%
Available places
7 pupils
22 places
15 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Newmarket
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Newmarket
Across Suffolk council
Places available
8,475
Applications
7,204
Got 1st preference
92.7%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All secondary applications across Suffolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
42.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Cambian Dunbroch School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
7
Total Pupils
0
Boys
7
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Cambian Dunbroch School
Questions parents ask about Cambian Dunbroch School
What is Cambian Dunbroch School's Ofsted rating?
Cambian Dunbroch School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2026, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2025, it was rated Good.
Does Cambian Dunbroch School meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in July 2025, Cambian Dunbroch School met all the independent school standards.
How many pupils go to Cambian Dunbroch School?
Cambian Dunbroch School has around 7 pupils on roll.
Does Cambian Dunbroch School have specialist SEN provision?
Cambian Dunbroch School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Cambian Dunbroch School?
Cambian Dunbroch School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Cambian Dunbroch School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 8 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cambian Dunbroch School?
Cambian Dunbroch School is at Fordham Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7LF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)