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Schools near CB21

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1 state primary school within 2 miles and 2 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of CB21, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

The middle of CB21 is the average position of the 21 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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Results Key stage 2 at primary; Progress 8 or Attainment 8 at secondary.Ofsted The newest inspection.Distance From the place you give, as the crow flies.Getting in How far places reached in the newest offer-day figures, and who was refused.Attendance and behaviour Absence and suspensions, against schools with a similar intake.Class size The average class size.

Secondary results Progress 8 compares pupils with others who started at the same level.Faith schoolsBoys' and girls' schoolsGrammar schoolsWhich schools

State primary schools near CB21

1 state primary school within 2 miles of the middle of CB21, ranked by what matters to you.

Great Abington Primary School
State primary · Cambridge · 1.7 miles
48of 100
Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2024) · classes of 27 on average
How it scored 48
- Resultsmatters2.4 of 20 points
  Better than 12% of 14,817 state schools in England: 45% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points
  Ofsted, February 2024: Good. Ofsted
- Distancematters3.4 of 20 points
  1.7 miles from the middle of CB21, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters20 of 20 points
  In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little2.3 of 10 points
  Pupils missed 4.8% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 9.2 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little4.5 of 10 points
  Classes average 26.6 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
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State secondary schools near CB21

2 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of CB21, ranked by what matters to you. 2 more were left out by your filters.

Sawston Village College
State secondary · Cambridge · 4.2 miles
53of 100
Results: top 5% in England · Ofsted: School remains Good (2023) · absence 7.5% (similar schools 7.4%)
How it scored 53
- Resultsmatters19.2 of 20 points
  Top 5% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.87 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points
  Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in May 2023: School remains Good. Ofsted
- Distancematters3.2 of 20 points
  4.2 miles from the middle of CB21, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters5 of 20 points
  In 2026 not every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place: 219 of 238. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little5.7 of 10 points
  Pupils missed 7.5% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 6.2 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little5 of 10 points
  Classes average 26.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
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Linton Village College
State secondary · Cambridge · 2.6 miles
51of 100
Ofsted: Good (2024) · 2.6 miles · results: better than 43% of schools in England
How it scored 51
- Resultsmatters8.7 of 20 points
  Better than 43% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.08 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables
- Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points
  Ofsted, April 2024: Good. Ofsted
- Distancematters9.7 of 20 points
  2.6 miles from the middle of CB21, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register
- Getting inmatters5 of 20 points
  In 2026 not every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place: 139 of 170. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers
- Attendance and behavioura little6.1 of 10 points
  Pupils missed 7.4% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 4.9 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level
- Class sizea little6.3 of 10 points
  Classes average 24.4 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level
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How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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