St John's College School
St John's College School is an independent school in Cambridge for boys and girls aged 4 to 13. It has 376 pupils and room for 480.
73 Grange Road, Cambridge, CB3 9AB01223 353532sjcs.co.ukMrs Sarah Wright headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 376 | 405 | 435 | 458 | 464 | 452 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 31% | 26% | 15% | 28% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's College School | Independent (grammar) | 670 m | 381 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| University of Cambridge | Higher education institutions | 880 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Park Street CofE Primary School | Church of England | 960 m | 116 | Good 2023 | 87 | Compare |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 59 | Requires improvement 2023 | 31 | Compare |
| University of Cambridge Primary School | Free school | 0.7 miles | 660 | Not inspected | 92 | Compare |
| Chesterton Community College | Academy | 0.8 miles | 1,126 | No overall grade 2025 | 99 | Compare |
| Mayfield Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 398 | Good 2023 | 79 | Compare |
| Castle School, Cambridge | Council | 1.0 miles | 233 | Requires improvement 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St John's College School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St John's College School yet.
How many pupils does St John's College School have?
376 pupils aged 4 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 480 places, so it is 78% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 73 Grange Road, Cambridge, CB3 9AB
- Telephone
- 01223 353532
- Website
- www.sjcs.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Wright
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward
- Newnham
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1956
- URN
- 110915 · LAESTAB 8736004 · UKPRN 10018658
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.
- 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.