Abbey College, Ramsey
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,096 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.1
Other independent school · independent
Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge
- Pupils on roll
- 40of 50 places
- Free school meals
- —
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 12
- Ofsted
- Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
8% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE in 2025 (England 45%). Attainment 8 is not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs that the Department for Education does not count.
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French add up to 8% of the year group, and 0% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Cambridgeshire and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 6.3 | 48.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 8% | 50% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 17% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 46% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.40 | 4.36 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | — | 24% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 32.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 52.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | — | 14% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 6 | 50% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 67% |
| English Language | 3 | 25% | 89% | — | 20% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 8% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 8% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| French | 1 | 8% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Biology | 1 | 8% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
| Psychology | 1 | 8% | 3% | — | 22% | — |
Other secondary schools in Cambridgeshire
Bassingbourn Village College
Academy converter · 652 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.5
Bottisham Village College
Academy converter · 1,396 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.1
Cambourne Village College
Free schools · sixth form · 1,626 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.7
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
University technical college · sixth form · 455 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.8
Chesterton Community College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,126 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 68.0
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.