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Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge

Other independent school · Cambridge · CB24 6DF

Ages 11–19 · 40 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Attainment 8

8.5

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Attainment 88.5
English & maths grade 5+13%
English & maths grade 4+31%
EBacc entry0%

EBacc APS: 0.4

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill80%

40 pupils · 50 places

Pupils on roll
40
Boys / girls
19 / 21
School capacity
50
Capacity fill
40 / 50 (80%)
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Other independent school

Age range

Ages 11–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Independent
Headteacher
Ms Jessica Lechner

Location

Address
42-44 High Street, Milton
Postcode
CB24 6DF
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
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 other independent school, Ages 11–19, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 40 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, independent, non-selective admissions.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB24
21
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS250%
    • Absence8.4%
    • FSM41.6%

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  • Fen Ditton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS236%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM36.1%

    1.6 miles away

  • King's Hedges Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Local authority nursery school · Nursery

    Cambridge · CB4 2HU · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 2–4

    • FSM0.0%

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  • Kings Hedges Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB4 2HU · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM38.6%

    1.6 miles away

  • Chesterton Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM38.7%

    1.7 miles away

  • Hope Tree School

    Other independent special school

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    Ages 7–19

    1.7 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Jessica Lechner
Telephone
01223357714
Website
https://www.redballoonlearner.org/locations/red-balloon-cambridge/

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