Cromwell Community College is a mixed all-through academy in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire County Council, teaching 1,539 pupils aged 4 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in September 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 40.8 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 19 December 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Cromwell Community College.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Early yearsGood
Sixth formGood
S5 Inspection · Inspected 13 Sep 2023 · Published 15 Oct 2023
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Cromwell Community College.

Cromwell Community College term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Staff Training Day
  • 2 First Day of School
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 24 Last Day before Half Term
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 School Resumes after Half Term
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 Last Day of Autumn Term
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5 First Day of Spring Term
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 13 Last Day before Half Term
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
  • 23 School Resumes after Half Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27 Last Day of Spring Term
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 6 Good Friday
  • 13 Easter Monday
  • 14 First Day of Summer Term
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 22 Last Day before Half Term
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 School Resumes after Half Term
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 Last Day of Summer Term
  • 20 Staff Training Day
  • 21–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Staff Training Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Staff Training Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
  • First Day of School Sep 2, 2025 Event
  • Last Day before Half Term Oct 24, 2025 Holiday
  • School Resumes after Half Term Nov 3, 2025 Holiday
  • Last Day of Autumn Term Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • First Day of Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 Term
  • Last Day before Half Term Feb 13, 2026 Holiday
  • School Resumes after Half Term Feb 23, 2026 Holiday
  • Last Day of Spring Term Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • First Day of Summer Term Apr 14, 2026 Term
  • Last Day before Half Term May 22, 2026 Holiday
  • School Resumes after Half Term Jun 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Last Day of Summer Term Jul 17, 2026 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 21 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 6, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 13, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
40.8 Attainment 8 England 46.1
38.6% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
35.63 A level average score England 35 Top 38%
22.9% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Cromwell Community College with Cambridgeshire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 40.8 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Cambridgeshire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 40.8
Cambridgeshire County Council 48.1 England 46.1 -5.3 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 38.6%
Cambridgeshire County Council 49.6% England 45.4% -6.8 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 31
Cambridgeshire County Council 32.5 England 34.9 -3.9 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 13.9
Cambridgeshire County Council 20.3 England 15.5 -1.6 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 29.7%
Cambridgeshire County Council 23.6% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 236
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 35.63 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Cambridgeshire County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 35.63
Cambridgeshire County Council 37.39 England 35 +0.6 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 60
Attendance 22.9% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Cambridgeshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 22.9%
Cambridgeshire County Council 16% England 17.8% +5.1 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 8.5%
Cambridgeshire County Council 6.6% England 6.8% +1.8 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Cambridgeshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 90%
Cambridgeshire County Council 93% England 92% -2 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 79%
Cambridgeshire County Council 84% England 83% -4 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 95% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Cambridgeshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 95%
Cambridgeshire County Council 83% England 79% +16 vs England
Went to higher education 59%
Cambridgeshire County Council 39% England 37% +22 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Cromwell Community College. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other primary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Cromwell Community College than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.