Coleridge Community College, Cambridge

In 2026, pupils at Coleridge Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 58.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.3 in Cambridgeshire and 47 across England.

74% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Cambridgeshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 55.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.23: pupils made above 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 46.9, against 64.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Geography, Combined Science and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 59 families put Coleridge Community College as their first choice and 245 named it as one of their preferences, for 125 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Coleridge Community College are St Bede's Inter-Church School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.9); The Netherhall School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 46.8); Parkside Community College (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.9); and Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 62.1).

Coleridge Community College's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Coleridge Community College is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.

80 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Coleridge Community College (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 52% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (52%).

Of the 109 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

38.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 40.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Asian (16%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 114 pupils (20.6%) received SEN support and 11 (2%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Cambridge Rail Station, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Birdwood Road (opposite), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 366 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Coleridge Community College issued 109 suspensions, 19.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Coleridge Community College are Ridgefield Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Morley Memorial Primary School (0.5 miles), St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School (0.6 miles) and The Spinney Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.