United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Cambridge
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~125k · 42 state-funded schools
The signature
How Cambridge ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£45,079/yr
Very high
Better than 83% of UK LAs
House price
£495,000
Very expensive
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,795/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,467/yr
Mid
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Crime
92.6/1k
High
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.9
Low
Better than 67% of UK LAs
Schools
92.9%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
42 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
39 of 42 (92.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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42 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 42 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Netherhall School | Secondary | 1,266 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chesterton Community College | Secondary | 1,129 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Bede's Inter-Church School | Secondary | 938 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Parkside Community College | Secondary | 694 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
North Cambridge Academy | Secondary | 689 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
University of Cambridge Primary School | Primary | 671 | Outstanding2018 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Matthew's Primary School | Primary | 646 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Coleridge Community College | Secondary | 571 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Trumpington Community College | Secondary | 571 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology | Secondary | 455 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Trumpington Park Primary School | Primary | 417 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Milton Road Primary School | Primary | 411 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queen Emma Primary School | Primary | 405 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queen Edith Primary School | Primary | 403 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mayfield Primary School | Primary | 400 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fawcett Primary School | Primary | 398 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kings Hedges Primary School | Primary | 394 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Morley Memorial Primary School | Primary | 381 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Arbury Primary School | Primary | 381 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Shirley Community Primary School | Primary | 344 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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