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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. Of the mainstream schools, 3 take pupils up to 11 or 13, 11 run from primary age into the senior years and 8 start at 11 or 13. 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.

36independent schools
22mainstream
14special schools
10,975pupils on roll, where reported

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Private primary and prep schools in Cambridgeshire

3 schools. Ages up to 11 or 13, from each school's registered age range.

School Ages Pupils Faith On roll How full
St Faith's School Cambridge, CB2 8AG Ages 3 to 13 Mixed Christian/Methodist 532 91% full
St John's College School Cambridge, CB3 9AB Ages 4 to 13 Mixed Non-faith 376 78% full
Whitehall School Huntingdon, PE28 3EH Ages 1 to 11 Mixed Non-faith 95 76% full

All-through private schools in Cambridgeshire

11 schools. From primary age into the senior years, from each school's registered age range.

School Ages Pupils Faith On roll How full
Heritage School Cambridge, CB2 1JE Ages 4 to 16 Mixed Christian 203 92% full
Kimbolton School Huntingdon, PE28 0EA Ages 3 to 18 Mixed Non-faith 1,036 94% full
King's College School Cambridge, CB3 9DN Ages 4 to 14 Mixed Non-faith 381 87% full
King's Ely CB7 4DB Ages 2 to 19 Mixed Church of England 1,126 90% full
Landmark International School Cambridge, CB21 5EP Ages 4 to 16 Mixed Non-faith 106 85% full
Sancton Wood School CB1 2EZ Ages 1 to 16 Mixed Non-faith 363 93% full
St Mary's School cambridge, CB2 1LY Ages 3 to 19 Girls Roman Catholic 510 68% full
The Perse School CB2 8QF Ages 3 to 18 Mixed Non-faith 1,774 93% full
The Stephen Perse Foundation CB2 1HF Ages 2 to 21 Mixed Non-faith 1,482 74% full
Waldorf Cambridge School Fulbourn, CB21 5DZ Ages 2 to 17 Mixed Non-faith 92 66% full
Wisbech Grammar School Cambridgeshire, PE13 1RH Ages 2 to 19 Mixed Non-faith 562 63% full

Private senior schools in Cambridgeshire

8 schools. Starting at 11 or 13, from each school's registered age range.

School Ages Pupils Faith On roll How full
Abbey College Cambridge Cambridgeshire, CB2 8EB Ages 12 to 21 Mixed Non-faith 337 58% full
Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA) CB4 1NQ Ages 13 to 24 Mixed Non-faith 453 64% full
Cambridge Muslim Secondary School CB1 3RH Ages 11 to 16 Girls Non-faith 8 16% full
Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge CB1 2AW Ages 14 to 19 Mixed Non-faith 100 91% full
Mander Portman Woodward Cambridge, CB2 1JE Ages 14 to 20 Mixed Non-faith 133 55% full
Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge CB24 6DF Ages 11 to 19 Mixed Non-faith 40 80% full
St. Andrew's College Cambridge CB1 2JB Ages 15 to 22 Mixed Non-faith 123 78% full
The Leys School Cambridge, CB2 7AD Ages 11 to 19 Mixed Non-faith 564 94% full

Independent special schools in Cambridgeshire

14 schools. Registered as independent special schools.

School Ages Pupils Faith On roll How full
Aurora Fairway School St Ives, PE27 6AL Ages 11 to 16 Mixed Non-faith 48 98% full
Aurora Meldreth Manor School Royston, SG8 6LG Ages 6 to 19 Mixed Non-faith 47 78% full
Begdale House School Wisbech, PE14 0AZ Ages 10 to 17 Mixed Non-faith 31 86% full
Cambian Home Tree School Wisbech, PE14 0LP Ages 12 to 18 Mixed Non-faith 7 28% full
Cambian Wisbech School PE13 1JF Ages 7 to 17 Mixed Non-faith 51 100% full
Gretton School Cambridge, CB3 0RX Ages 5 to 20 Mixed Non-faith 172 86% full
Holme Court School Cambridge, CB1 8DW Ages 7 to 16 Mixed Non-faith 40 73% full
Hope Tree School Cambridgeshire, CB24 9NG Ages 7 to 19 Girls Non-faith 33 69% full
On Track Education Wisbech PE13 2RJ Ages 11 to 16 Mixed Non-faith 21 88% full
Papworth Hall School Cambridge, CB23 3RD Ages 5 to 16 Mixed Non-faith 34 94% full
Selwyn Hall School Cambridge, CB22 6SE Ages 7 to 18 Mixed Non-faith 50 62% full
Shelldene House School Wisbech, PE14 0HJ Ages 12 to 19 Boys Non-faith 6 50% full
The Old School House Wisbech, PE14 0HA Ages 6 to 16 Boys Non-faith 11 73% full
Walnut Tree School Ltd Wisbech, PE13 5BL Ages 8 to 16 Mixed Non-faith 28 93% full

Which of these are near an address

The schools guide measures each school from the postcode typed, so the answer is a list nearest first rather than a council. A district is wide, so check the address itself before counting on a distance.

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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