Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0SZ
83
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
92.6%
19.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
455
Capacity used
Has space68%
670 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Danielle Pacey
- Address
- Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0SZ
- Phone
- 01223724300
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- Queen Edith's · South Cambridgeshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140265
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 24% | — | — |
| SEN support | 26% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
455 pupils · 670 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 340 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
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 | 58.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.45 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.43 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.36 | — | — |
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 | 56.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 63.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 1.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 104 | — |
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 | 32.02 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 18.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 54 | — |
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 | 104 | 42% | 76% | 88% | |
| Biology | 103 | 40% | 76% | 87% | |
| English Language | 103 | 32% | 60% | 79% | |
| Physics | 102 | 42% | 76% | 85% | |
| Chemistry | 102 | 44% | 76% | 84% | |
| Statistics | 101 | 32% | 62% | 86% | |
| English Literature | 101 | 24% | 58% | 79% | |
| Computer Science | 49 | 45% | 69% | 78% | |
| Social Studies | 36 | 31% | 67% | 75% | |
| Geography | 28 | 32% | 68% | 79% | |
| Russian | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 31 | 10% | 26% | 55% | |
| Mathematics | 31 | 10% | 29% | 55% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 0% | 23% | 47% | |
| Physics | 20 | 5% | 15% | 55% | |
| Environmental Science | 13 | 0% | 0% | 15% | |
| Psychology | 11 | 0% | 18% | 27% | |
| Computer Science | 11 | 0% | 9% | 18% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 7 | 0% | 57% | 71% | |
| Geography | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19907: Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
| 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) | 65% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 68% | — | — |
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) |
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.