Trumpington Community College

In 2024-25, 55.1% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45.3%) and 69.7% achieved grade 4 or above (England 65%). Attainment 8 was 50.4 against 46.3 nationally. These are solid results, but the trend is downward: the grade 5+ figure was 66% in 2022-23 and 59% in 2023-24. Progress 8 was 0.83 and then 0.61 in those years, both well above the national average of zero, but the 2024-25 figure is not published here.

What Ofsted found

The inspection on 28–29 November 2023 judged the school Good overall, with quality of education and leadership and management both Outstanding. The previous inspection, in 2019, found it Requires improvement. Inspectors wrote that staff have "unashamedly high ambition" for pupils and that leaders had made "exceptional improvements to the quality of education". They praised a broad curriculum, strong reading support and an inclusive culture in which pupils with SEND flourish. Over half of eligible pupils take part in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

Behaviour and personal development were Good rather than Outstanding. Most pupils behave extremely well, but the report says the school had not found the underlying causes for a small number who struggle, leading to "high numbers of sanctions" and some suspensions. It also noted that a few pupils did not always treat others respectfully.

How it compares nearby

Nearby schools vary widely. On the grade 5+ English and maths measure, Chesterton Community College (2.5 miles) had 83.7%, Parkside Community College (1.7 miles) 78.1%, St Bede's Inter-Church School (1.9 miles, Outstanding) 73.9%, Coleridge Community College (1.5 miles) 66.4% and Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (1.0 mile) 63.5%. The Netherhall School (1.8 miles) had 38.8%. Trumpington's 55.1% is below most of these, though the data here does not show how their intakes compare.

Who it may suit

The school may suit families who want high expectations, a strong academic curriculum and a school that inspectors found genuinely inclusive for pupils with SEND. The school's website says it has extremely high expectations for conduct, uniform and attendance, and describes a dedicated SEND base; these are the school's own descriptions. Parents should ask about the recent dip in results and how behaviour support has changed since 2023, and plan ahead for post-16 study, as there is no sixth form.

May suit: Families wanting an ambitious, inclusive 11–16 school with high expectations and strong support for pupils with SEND, who are happy for their child to move elsewhere for sixth form.

Drafted with the help of AI tools from our research notes and the sources above, then checked and edited by EduNavigate Research Team before publishing.