Private schools in Cambridgeshire
36 fee-paying schools are registered in Cambridgeshire: 22 mainstream and 14 special. 5 are single-sex. 19 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.
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Mainstream independent schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey College Cambridge Cambridgeshire, CB2 8EB | 12 to 21 | Mixed | Non-faith | 337 | 58% |
| Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA) Cambridge, CB4 1NQ | 13 to 24 | Mixed | Non-faith | 453 | 64% |
| Cambridge Muslim Secondary School Cambridge, CB1 3RH | 11 to 16 | Girls | Non-faith | 8 | 16% |
| Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge | 14 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 100 | 91% |
| Heritage School Cambridge, CB2 1JE | 4 to 16 | Mixed | Christian | 203 | 92% |
| Kimbolton School Huntingdon, PE28 0EA | 3 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 1,036 | 94% |
| King's College School Cambridge, CB3 9DN | 4 to 14 | Mixed | Non-faith | 381 | 87% |
| King's Ely Ely, CB7 4DB | 2 to 19 | Mixed | Church of England | 1,126 | 90% |
| Landmark International School Cambridge, CB21 5EP | 4 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 106 | 85% |
| Mander Portman Woodward Cambridge, CB2 1JE | 14 to 20 | Mixed | Non-faith | 133 | 55% |
| Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge Cambridge, CB24 6DF | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 40 | 80% |
| Sancton Wood School | 1 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 363 | 93% |
| St Faith's School Cambridge, CB2 8AG | 3 to 13 | Mixed | Christian/Methodist | 532 | 91% |
| St John's College School Cambridge, CB3 9AB | 4 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 376 | 78% |
| St Mary's School cambridge, CB2 1LY | 3 to 19 | Girls | Roman Catholic | 510 | 68% |
| St. Andrew's College Cambridge Cambridge, CB1 2JB | 15 to 22 | Mixed | Non-faith | 123 | 78% |
| The Leys School Cambridge, CB2 7AD | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 564 | 94% |
| The Perse School | 3 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 1,774 | 93% |
| The Stephen Perse Foundation | 2 to 21 | Mixed | Non-faith | 1,482 | 74% |
| Waldorf Cambridge School Fulbourn, CB21 5DZ | 2 to 17 | Mixed | Non-faith | 92 | 66% |
| Whitehall School Huntingdon, PE28 3EH | 1 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 95 | 76% |
| Wisbech Grammar School Cambridgeshire, PE13 1RH | 2 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 562 | 63% |
Independent special schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Fairway School St Ives, PE27 6AL | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 48 | 98% |
| Aurora Meldreth Manor School Royston, SG8 6LG | 6 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 47 | 78% |
| Begdale House School Wisbech, PE14 0AZ | 10 to 17 | Mixed | Non-faith | 31 | 86% |
| Cambian Home Tree School Wisbech, PE14 0LP | 12 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 7 | 28% |
| Cambian Wisbech School Wisbech, PE13 1JF | 7 to 17 | Mixed | Non-faith | 51 | 100% |
| Gretton School Cambridge, CB3 0RX | 5 to 20 | Mixed | Non-faith | 172 | 86% |
| Holme Court School Cambridge, CB1 8DW | 7 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 40 | 73% |
| Hope Tree School Cambridgeshire, CB24 9NG | 7 to 19 | Girls | Non-faith | 33 | 69% |
| On Track Education Wisbech Wisbech, PE13 2RJ | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 21 | 88% |
| Papworth Hall School Cambridge, CB23 3RD | 5 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 34 | 94% |
| Selwyn Hall School Cambridge, CB22 6SE | 7 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 50 | 62% |
| Shelldene House School Wisbech, PE14 0HJ | 12 to 19 | Boys | Non-faith | 6 | 50% |
| The Old School House Wisbech, PE14 0HA | 6 to 16 | Boys | Non-faith | 11 | 73% |
| Walnut Tree School Ltd Wisbech, PE13 5BL | 8 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 28 | 93% |
What this list is, and is not
Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Cambridgeshire, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.
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