Trumpington Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
Lime Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 9FD
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/11/2023
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
22.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
613
Capacity used
—
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
120 of 123 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
250
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 123 | 120 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 65 | 19 | ● 29% |
| 3rd preference | 60 | 11 | ● 18% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 250 | 150 | 60% |
1st preference success by year
Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matt Oughton
- Address
- Lime Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 9FD
- Phone
- 01223551600
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- Trumpington · Cambridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145034
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 37% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
613 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 604 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
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 | 53.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.61 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.27 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 75.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.87 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 89 | — |
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.
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 | 87 | 33% | 59% | 77% | |
| English Language | 87 | 26% | 59% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 85 | 39% | 65% | 74% | |
| French | 62 | 40% | 60% | 65% | |
| Geography | 52 | 52% | 75% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 51 | 2% | 31% | 51% | |
| Business | 44 | 23% | 50% | 70% | |
| Biology | 32 | 81% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 32 | 69% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 72% | 100% | 100% | |
| History | 27 | 33% | 59% | 63% | |
| Spanish | 17 | 47% | 59% | 76% |
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.