Coleridge Community College
Academy converter secondary school in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire).
Location
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As a school we aim to bring out the best in everyone and give students the opportunity to develop into outstanding young people who are well-equipped for the opportunities and challenges they will face during and after their education.
The school focuses on maximising students life chances; developing them both academically and personally by delivering powerful knowledge and providing an education with character. We are unashamedly ambitious for our students and believe that the school's first priority is to help them learn.
We place this ethos at the heart of every decision we make, asking will this improve students learning? We have extremely high expectations of our students in terms of conduct, work ethic, uniform and attendance. By doing this we maximise their progress at school and best prepare them for adult life.
We are relentless in our pursuit of the small things that we believe have a big impact on school culture and environment and on students attitudes to learning.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 136650
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (7 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Anne Kent-Taylor | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jon Datta Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ram Bhamidi | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Ms Golnar Kolahgar | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Graeme Jones | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Ms Amber Cuttill | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Ms Germaine Varney | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Laura Schneikert | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2023 | |
| Ms Hilary Lowe Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Anne Kent-Taylor Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Shivam Rawal Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record