Hinchingbrooke School
About the school
Hinchingbrooke School is an open secondary school in Cambridgeshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 May 2026
- Published
- 2 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.3
- Cambridgeshire
- 48.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cambridgeshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 51.50%
- Cambridgeshire
- 49.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 72.90%
- Cambridgeshire
- 67.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 80.90%
- Cambridgeshire
- 45.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.7
- Cambridgeshire
- 4.36
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 38.18
AAB or better
- School
- 21.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
2109
Girls
51.64%
Boys
48.36%
SEN support
11.38%
Education, health and care plan
2.94%
English as an additional language
12.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
22.58%
Overall absence
6.94
Persistent absence
16.57
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
300
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
180
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
58%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
29%