Hills Road Sixth Form College

Academy 16-19 converter; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school; mixed; ages 16 to 19; Cambridgeshire, CB2 8PE; URN 152061

Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools as at 30 September 2026 has no inspection for Hills Road Sixth Form College. Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools separately, as further education providers. Of the eight state secondary schools nearest to it, two have an overall grade on the old scale, four have an ungraded inspection and two have no inspection in the data we hold. Among the six with an inspection, the oldest verdict, at Parkside Community College, dates from 20 April 2023; the latest, at Coleridge Community College, from 4 December 2024.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

Hills Road Sixth Form College and the eight state secondary schools nearest to it

From Hills Road Sixth Form College’s position in the register of schools, in a straight line, among the open state schools in England that teach pupils of secondary age or students aged 16 and over (special schools and further education colleges are not included). Each mark sits at the exact date of the school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026.

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Hills Road Sixth Form College
CB2 8PE, Cambridgeshire; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school

No inspection in the data we hold not in Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools: Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education providers

A level 2024/25: average grade B+, 42.40 points per entry (England B-, 35.00) (filed under the previous school number, URN 130615)
0.66 mi1,069 m S
Long Road Sixth Form College
CB2 8PX, Cambridgeshire; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school

No inspection in the data we hold not in Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools: Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education providers

A level 2024/25: average grade C, 30.71 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
0.76 mi1,217 m NE
Coleridge Community College
CB1 3RJ, Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained ungraded inspection, 4 December 2024

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 58.7 (Cambridgeshire 48.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 74.3% (Cambridgeshire 50.7%, England 46.3%)
Ofsted report for Coleridge Community College
0.79 mi1,272 m SW
Trumpington Community College
CB2 9FD, Cambridgeshire

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 28 November 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 56.6 (Cambridgeshire 48.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 67.3% (Cambridgeshire 50.7%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: outstanding
Ofsted report for Trumpington Community College
0.79 mi1,274 m N
Cambridge Maths School
CB1 2AZ, Cambridgeshire; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school

No inspection in the data we hold not in Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools: Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education providers

A level 2024/25: average grade A+, 53.08 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
1.1 mi1,711 m S
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
CB2 0SZ, Cambridgeshire; sixth form

School remains Good ungraded inspection, 17 May 2023

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 62.1 (Cambridgeshire 48.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 69.7% (Cambridgeshire 50.7%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 32.02 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
1.2 mi1,847 m E
St Bede's Inter-Church School
CB1 3TD, Cambridgeshire

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 4 June 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 62.9 (Cambridgeshire 48.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 74.6% (Cambridgeshire 50.7%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
Ofsted report for St Bede's Inter-Church School
1.2 mi1,888 m N
Parkside Community College
CB1 1EH, Cambridgeshire

School remains Outstanding ungraded inspection, 20 April 2023

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 65.9 (Cambridgeshire 48.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 81.6% (Cambridgeshire 50.7%, England 46.3%)
Ofsted report for Parkside Community College
1.3 mi2,119 m E
The Netherhall School
CB1 8NN, Cambridgeshire; sixth form

School remains Good ungraded inspection, 6 March 2024

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 46.8 (Cambridgeshire 48.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 50.0% (Cambridgeshire 50.7%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C-, 27.58 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for The Netherhall School

See more schools around it: the next schools by distance, or the nearest sixth forms.

The latest inspection, in detail

Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools as at 30 September 2026 has no inspection for this school under its register number.

Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education and skills providers, and those inspections are not in this data: check the school’s page on Ofsted’s reports website.

Exam results

A level results, 2024/25: 1,412 students
Measure	This school	England
Average grade per A level entry	B+	B-
A level average point score per entry	42.40	35.00
Students achieving AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects	30.9%	17.5%

England: all state-funded schools and colleges. The Department for Education filed these figures under the school’s previous register number, URN 130615 (the register links the two from 31 August 2025).

Nearby schools with a page on this site

Long Road Sixth Form College Cambridgeshire, 0.7 mi in a straight line
Bedford Academy Bedford, 25.4 mi in a straight line
Samuel Ryder Academy Hertfordshire, 36.4 mi in a straight line

In the register of schools

Hills Road Sixth Form College is a state-funded mixed sixth form college or 16 to 19 school in Cambridgeshire, for students aged 16 to 19. Trust: HILLS EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED. Address: Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PE. Website: www.hillsroad.ac.uk.

For school places, distance is measured as set out in each school’s admission arrangements, which may differ from a straight line: check them with the school or the council.

Sources

Ofsted: Education inspection framework for use from November 2025 (further education and skills providers include 16 to 19 academies and free schools), accessed 2 November 2026.
Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.
Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.