Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge
School summary
A small, exclusively sixth-form college, Cardiff Sixth Form College in Cambridge concentrates its energies on a single stage of education: the final two years before university. With just 98 pupils, all studying at A-level, it offers a tightly focused boarding environment under the leadership of Head Dr Julian Davies. The intake is mixed and the college is inspected by the ISI. Families looking for an intensive, academically driven setting rather than a broad all-through school may find its scale and purpose distinctive.
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Teaching & academics
Teaching is centred on A-levels, with the option to extend study through the Extended Project Qualification. The most popular subjects lean firmly towards the sciences and quantitative disciplines: Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology feature strongly, alongside Economics, Computing and Chinese. This subject profile suits pupils aiming at competitive STEM, medical or economics-related degree courses. SEN support is recorded for around 2 per cent of pupils.
Languages
Head · Dr Julian Davies
Sixth form
- Sixth-form pupils
- 98
A-level subjects
Qualifications offered
School life & ethos
- Boarding
- Yes
- SEN support
- 2.04%
- EHC plans
- 0%
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.