OA - Cambridge
Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 5–16 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
OA - Cambridge is an alternative provision school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 5–16 (academy alternative provision converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 July 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- Ascham Road, Cambridge, CB4 2BD
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 5–16
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 5 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 80% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils settle quickly in the school’s small ‘family’ community.”
- “They build good relationships with their teachers and are confident that school is a safe place.”
- “While bullying sometimes happens, they know that staff will sort any problems out quickly.”
To improve
- “In a few subject areas, the curriculum is still developing.”
- “Where this is the case, assessment is not precise enough in identifying what pupils know and can do, or where some need extra support to catch up.”
- “While most pupils improve their attendance, a few do not attend as regularly as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
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