The Cavendish School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

CambridgeshireLocal Authority

St Neots and Mid CambridgeshireConstituency

CB24 9LYPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Cavendish School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 7–18, located in Cambridgeshire, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 128 pupils. The Cavendish School is part of EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 28.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25%
EBacc average point score: 2.5

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

128

Total Pupils

80%Boys

20%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

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: Special
Age range: 7 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 128
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 May 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

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.