Established 2006 Principal Glyn Knowles DfE URN 135184 Tables Founded 2006 | Type International school DfE number 873/6042 Phone +44 1223 416938 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Location Cherry Hinton Hall
Cherry Hinton
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB1 8DW
England Address Cherry Hinton Hall Lodge, Cherry Hinton Rd, Cambridge CB1 8DW, UK Parent organization International Schools Partnership | ||
Cambridge International School is mixed non-selective international school for children aged 3 to 18 located in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. It is owned by the International Schools Partnership. ISP also own Holme Court School in Cambridge. The school was founded in 2006 and located to Cherry Hinton Hall in 2007. By 2010, the senior school was relocated to [1] The Temple in Little Abington.
Cambridge International School is divided into four school departments - Infants, Juniors, Seniors and from September 2016 a Sixth Form. As an international school, it uses English as the primary medium of instruction for students, but also operates a mother-tongue programme of first language study. Students in the Senior School study towards a programme of IGCSEs, but also take GCSE. Students also have the option to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme.
The Sixth Form college is thought to be the first in the world to offer full-time education for teenage entrepreneurs. While studying for their international A-levels, they will set up and run their own businesses. To facilitate this, students will learn accelerated learning techniques, negotiation, clean language, media training, speed reading and memorisation.