The Netherhall School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2020
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2020
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2020 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Netherhall School is a secondary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 March 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2020 entry.
The Netherhall School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | 1.609 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant in 2020 was offered a place, although places ran out (a last distance was published) in 1 of the 2 earlier years.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 154 first-choice applications for 201 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 47 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 39% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the A level average grade was C- (England B-).
- The school has 19.3 pupils per teacher, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cambridgeshire is 17.6.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Queen Edith's Way, Cambridge, CB1 8NN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,259 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 March 2024
Strengths
- “At The Netherhall School, pupils learn how to lead happy, successful, and fulfilling lives.”
- “They are prepared well for life in modern Britain.”
- “Leaders set high standards for all.”
To improve
- “Most pupils behave well but attendance is not always sufficiently high.”
- “A small number of pupils do not always show sufficient respect for others.”
- “A small number of curriculum plans require greater precision so that staff understand what key knowledge they need to prioritise and when to teach this.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 154 first-preference applications, 201 offers in total, 154 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- St Bede's Inter-Church School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Coleridge Community College 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Trumpington Community College 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkside Community College 2.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Chesterton Community College 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North Cambridge Academy 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sawston Village College 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published