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Abbey College, Ramsey

URN
137377
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Abbey College, Ramsey
URN
137377
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

70 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

59

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

69

Destinations

58

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of secondary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#18 of 32 schools in Cambridgeshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Safety school
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Abbey College, Ramsey

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Abbey College, Ramsey

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
16 November 2023
Inspection date
11 October 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 16 November 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 16 November 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

228

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

332

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

228

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.46×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Admissions portal
Leeds admissions
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://www.abbey.college/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

46.1

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

45.5%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

68.8%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

72.5%

EBacc achievement

Location

PE26 1DG - Abbey Road, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire

Contact details

Address
Abbey Road, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire
Postcode
PE26 1DG
Phone
1487812352
Website
https://www.abbey.college/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Cambridgeshire
Local authority code
873

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 540 schools in Cambridgeshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

540

Open schools

313

Closed schools

227

Primary schools

341

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 16 November 2023

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 16 November 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 16 November 2023

  • Sixth form

    Outstanding

    Graded 16 November 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    16 November 202311 October 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 16 November 2023
    • Good

      Published
      16 November 2023
      Inspected
      11 October 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    68.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 222

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    15.3%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    31.8

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.18

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    11.1%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    84.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    6.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    3.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    5.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    70

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary341 (64.0%)
    • Secondary70 (13.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other122 (22.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Ailwyn School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Abbey College, Ramsey0 mSecondaryClosed
    Ramsey Abbey School230 mSecondaryClosed
    Ramsey Spinning Infant School859 mPrimaryClosed
    Ramsey Spinning Infant School859 mPrimaryOpen
    Ramsey Community Junior School955 mPrimaryClosed
    Ramsey Junior School955 mPrimaryOpen
    Bury CofE Primary School1.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Bury CofE Primary School1.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    Upwood Primary School3.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Ailwyn School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey College, Ramsey
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Ramsey Abbey School
      Distance
      230 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Ramsey Spinning Infant School
      Distance
      859 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Ramsey Spinning Infant School

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Cambridgeshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey College, RamseySecondaryPE26 1DGClosed
    Ailwyn SchoolSecondaryPE26 1DGClosed
    Bassingbourn Village CollegeSecondarySG8 5NJOpen
    Bassingbourn Village CollegeSecondarySG8 5NJClosed
    Bottisham Village CollegeSecondaryCB25 9DLClosed
    • Abbey College, Ramsey
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      PE26 1DG
      Status
      Closed
    • Ailwyn School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      PE26 1DG
      Status
      Closed
    • Bassingbourn Village College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      SG8 5NJ
      Status
      Open
    • Bassingbourn Village College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      SG8 5NJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Bottisham Village College
    Distance
    859 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ramsey Community Junior School
    Distance
    955 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Ramsey Junior School
    Distance
    955 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bury CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bury CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Upwood Primary School
    Distance
    3.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    CB25 9DL
    Status
    Closed