OA - Cambridge
OA - Cambridge is an academy alternative provision converter in Cambridge for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 5 pupils and room for 48. About 80 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Ascham Road, Cambridge, CB4 2BD01223 375514apcambridge.oliveacademies.org.ukMr Mark Kirby executive headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 5 July 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Cambridgeshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (3), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 80% | 44% | 50% | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 22% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 22% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Road Primary School | Council | 70 m | 424 | No overall grade 2025 | 95 | Compare |
| Castle School, Cambridge | Council | 300 m | 233 | Requires improvement 2024 | – | Compare |
| Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA) | Independent | 550 m | 453 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Chesterton Community College | Academy | 560 m | 1,126 | No overall grade 2025 | 99 | Compare |
| Arbury Primary School | Council | 650 m | 380 | Good 2023 | 65 | Compare |
| North Cambridge Academy | Academy | 770 m | 687 | Not inspected | 44 | Compare |
| Colleges Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 850 m | 75 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Academy | 960 m | 59 | Requires improvement 2023 | 31 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is OA - Cambridge a good school?
OA - Cambridge doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in July 2022.
What is OA - Cambridge's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated OA - Cambridge good at its last full inspection on 5 July 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does OA - Cambridge have?
5 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 48 places, so it is 10% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Ascham Road, Cambridge, CB4 2BD
- Telephone
- 01223 375514
- Website
- apcambridge.oliveacademies.org.uk
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Mark Kirby
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Olive Academies (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward
- West Chesterton
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 October 2015 (academy converter)
- URN
- 142378 · LAESTAB 8731109 · UKPRN 10054166
- Formerly
- The Cambridge Learning Base
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.