Abbey College, Ramsey
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
Abbey Road, Ramsey, PE26 1DG
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/10/2023
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
18.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,096
Capacity used
Has space88%
1,250 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
222 of 230 families who put it first got an offer
228
Places offered
332
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 230 | 222 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 71 | 6 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 31 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 332 | 228 | 69% |
1st preference success by year
Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andy Christoforou
- Address
- Abbey Road, Ramsey, PE26 1DG
- Phone
- 01487812352
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- Ramsey · North West Cambridgeshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137377
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MERIDIAN TRUST
1,096 pupils · 1,250 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,012 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.61 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 72.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 189 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.8 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 35 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 187 | 18% | 51% | 75% | |
| English Language | 187 | 13% | 65% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 178 | 24% | 67% | 84% | |
| Social Studies | 176 | 6% | 43% | 66% | |
| Religious Studies | 175 | 13% | 42% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 138 | 1% | 20% | 46% | |
| Spanish | 137 | 6% | 26% | 45% | |
| Geography | 96 | 16% | 47% | 67% | |
| History | 82 | 17% | 39% | 44% | |
| Biology | 48 | 25% | 81% | 100% | |
| Physics | 48 | 38% | 75% | 92% | |
| Chemistry | 48 | 23% | 73% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 14 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Economics | 8 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| Sociology | 8 | 0% | 13% | 38% | |
| Mathematics | 8 | 38% | 50% | 63% | |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Physics | 6 | 17% | 33% | 50% | |
| Psychology | 6 | 0% | 17% | 33% | |
| Law | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11214: Abbey College, Ramsey
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 40% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 43% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cambridgeshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.