Sir Harry Smith Community College

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

CambridgeshireLocal Authority

North East CambridgeshireConstituency

PE7 1XBPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Sir Harry Smith Community College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Cambridgeshire, East of England.

It currently serves 1,084 pupils. Sir Harry Smith Community College is part of ASPIRE LEARNING TRUST (WHITTLESEY).

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.5

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,084

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,084
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: ASPIRE LEARNING TRUST (WHITTLESEY)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Nov 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Not judged
3 Dec 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.