Netherhall School

The Netherhall School and Sixth Form Centre is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Queen Edith ward of Cambridge, England. Its logo is a modified version of the crest of Cambridge. It is one of the largest schools in the area in terms of capacity. Feeder primary schools include Queen Edith, Cherry Hinton Juniors, Fawcett, The Spinney, Morley Memorial, and Colville. It serves the south and east of Cambridge as well as villages which have become considered suburbs such as Cherry Hinton, Teversham, Fulbourn, Great Shelford, Little Shelford and Trumpington.The schoolNetherhall School is divided into the Sixth Form Centre, Upper School and Lower School . The Upper school site was previously separate from the Lower School site, however after several years of planning they have now been amalgamated on the previous Upper School site.HistorySecondary modern schoolIt was established as Netherhall Secondary Modern School.ComprehensiveIt took students at the Cambridge Grammar School for Boys to become Netherhall School; a comprehensive school in 1974. Cambridge Grammar School for Girls became Parkside Community College.Academic recordIn 2014, 90% of pupils gained at least 5 GCSEs graded A*- C including English and Maths, a drop from the 2013 results of 73%. These results for 2013 and 2014 are well above the national average and represent improvement on previous years. The 2014 national average on this benchmark was 53.4% and the local authority average was 55.9%. The 2013 national average was 59.2% and the local authority average was 61%