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OpenOfsted: OutstandingURN 148578

The Cavendish School

Free schools special · Impington · CB24 9LY

Ages 7–18 · 128 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

14%

Overall absence

14.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-03-13

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

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)14%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
97.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence14.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.7%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
12.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
9.9%
Enrolments in measure
101

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill120%

128 pupils · 80 places

Pupils on roll
128
Boys / girls
102 / 26
School capacity
80
Capacity fill
128 / 80 (160%)
Free school meals
32.7%
FSM pupils
36
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools special

Age range

Ages 7–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
Academy trust
EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
Sponsor
Eastern Learning Alliance
Headteacher
Mrs Stephanie Smith

Location

Address
Park Drive
Postcode
CB24 9LY
Town
Impington
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid 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 free schools special, Ages 7–18, in Impington, Cambridgeshire, 128 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 32.7%.

Open schools in Impington
1
Academies among open schools in Impington
0% (0)
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.

Compare with theseAll in ImpingtonNear CB24

  • Impington Village College

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Cambridge · CB24 9LX · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att857.9
    • P80.7
    • EM5+67%
    • Absence7.0%

    0.1 miles away

  • Histon Early Years Centre

    Ofsted: Good

    Local authority nursery school · Nursery

    Cambridge · CB24 9LL · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 1–5

    • FSM5.1%

    0.4 miles away

  • Hope Tree School

    Other independent special school

    Cambridgeshire · CB24 9NG · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 7–19

    0.7 miles away

  • Orchard Park Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cambridge · CB4 2GR · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM37.0%

    0.8 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Stephanie Smith
Telephone
01223200421
Website
https://thecavendishschool.org.uk/

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