United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~161k · 76 state-funded schools
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How South Cambridgeshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£47,294/yr
Very high
Better than 91% of UK LAs
House price
£428,250
Very expensive
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,399/mo
Expensive
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,536/yr
Expensive
Worse than 77% of UK LAs
Crime
45.8/1k
Safest
Better than 92% of UK LAs
Deprivation
8.5
Least deprived
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Schools
90.8%
Weak
Worse than 68% of UK LAs
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
76 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
69 of 76 (90.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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76 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 76 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Comberton Village College | Secondary | 1,962 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cambourne Village College | Secondary | 1,461 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Impington Village College | Secondary | 1,449 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Swavesey Village College | Secondary | 1,246 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sawston Village College | Secondary | 1,194 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cottenham Village College | Secondary | 877 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Linton Village College | Secondary | 803 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Northstowe Learning Community | Secondary | 772 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bassingbourn Village College | Secondary | 658 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Melbourn Village College | Secondary | 585 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School | Primary | 570 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Waterbeach Community Primary School | Primary | 527 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cottenham Primary School | Primary | 480 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pathfinder CofE Primary School | Primary | 462 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Jeavons Wood Primary School | Primary | 430 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hatton Park Primary School | Primary | 415 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Bellbird Primary School | Primary | 410 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Monkfield Park Primary School | Primary | 407 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Histon and Impington Park Primary School | Primary | 403 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Gamlingay Village Primary | Primary | 395 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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