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Academy alternative provision converter · Cambridge · CB4 2BD

Ages 5–16 · 5 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Good

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-07-05

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill10%

5 pupils · 48 places

Pupils on roll
5
Boys / girls
5 / 0
School capacity
48
Capacity fill
5 / 48 (10%)
Free school meals
80%
FSM pupils
4
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy alternative provision converter

Age range

Ages 5–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: OLIVE ACADEMIES
Academy trust
OLIVE ACADEMIES
Sponsor
Olive Academies
Headteacher
Mr Mark Kirby

Location

Address
Ascham Road
Postcode
CB4 2BD
Town
Cambridge
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy alternative provision converter, Ages 5–16, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 5 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 80%.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB4
18
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Kirby
Telephone
01223375514
Website
apcambridge.oliveacademies.org.uk

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