Granta School is a council-run special school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, for children and young people aged 2 to 19. It supports moderate learning, severe learning and PMLD.
- Ages 2–19
- 185 pupils
- Ofsted: Requires improvement
School details
- Type
- Council special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Pupils
- 185 (places for 180)
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Crouch
- Opened
- 1 September 2006
- Free school meals
- 50.7% of pupils eligible
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- School reference (URN)
- 134937
Needs it supports
3 needs: moderate learning, severe learning and 1 more
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Cognition and learning
- Moderate learning difficulty Other schools for this in Cambridgeshire (10)
- Severe learning difficulty Other schools for this in Cambridgeshire (7)
- Profound and multiple learning difficulties Other schools for this in Cambridgeshire (3)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places at schools like this usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask questions
See whether the school feels right and whether it can meet your child’s needs. Our list of questions below can help.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Cambridgeshire council) that this is the school you want, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Free home-to-school transport is often part of the arrangement.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Requires improvement, April 2024; school remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (November 2022)
Rated Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, in April 2024.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- Early yearsInsufficient evidence
- Sixth formRequires improvement
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (ungraded inspection, November 2022).
Contact and getting there
Cambridge Road, Linton, Cambridge, CB21 4NN
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Pilgrim Pathways School Alternative provision · Ages 5–18 · Ofsted: Outstanding 2.2 miles
- Burton End Primary Academy Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 6.3 miles
- Clements Primary Academy Mainstream + base · Ages 2–11 · Ofsted report card (2026) 6.6 miles
All SEND schools in Cambridgeshire
By need in Cambridgeshire: Autism (12) · Moderate learning (11) · SEMH (8) · Severe learning (8) · Speech and language (7) · Dyslexia and SpLD (6) · Physical (6) · PMLD (4) · Hearing (4) · Vision (4) · Multi-sensory (4)
Questions about Granta School
How do I get a place at Granta School?
There’s no catchment area or application round. Places usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult Granta School. If it is named in the plan, the school must admit your child.
What needs does Granta School support?
Moderate learning difficulty, severe learning difficulty and profound and multiple learning difficulties. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Granta School take?
Aged 2 to 19, boys and girls.
What is Granta School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Requires improvement by Ofsted in April 2024 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Granta School?
Cambridge Road, Linton, Cambridge, CB21 4NN, in Cambridgeshire.
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