A NEW, KNOWLEDGE-BASED SECONDARY SCHOOL IN CAMBRIDGE

The Knowledge Schools Trust is pleased to announce it has been approved by the Department for Education today to open a secondary school in the city of Cambridge.

The opening date for the new school is still to be finalised but it is likely to be around 2023/4.  The school will most likely be located on a site to the east of the city, adjacent to the airport.

The school will be non-selective and will focus on providing all children with a classical liberal education. Its characteristics will include:

• High academic expectations, with 90% of children entered for the EBacc;
• Outstanding teachers with a depth of knowledge in their subjects;
• An emphasis on teaching all pupils a core body of knowledge, regardless of background or ability;
• Impeccable behaviour;
• Well-resourced art and music departments;
• Competitive sport;
• An extensive extra-curricular programme.

The school will be part of the Knowledge Schools Trust, which currently runs a secondary school and three primaries. The secondary – the West London Free School – is one of the 10 most over-subscribed state secondary schools in England and last year its GCSE results placed it in the top 4% of England’s secular, co-educational comprehensives.

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