Welcome to Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies

Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies (CCSS) is one of the UK’s leading independent sixth-form colleges, specialising in A-level and GCSE courses, and preparing students for entry into the best universities in the UK and abroad.

We have 190 students aged from 15 to 21. Half of them stay in our boarding accommodation and the other half are day students. CCSS is a happy, purposeful and vibrant place with a wide range of sporting, cultural and social activities available.

The College is based in the exciting university town of Cambridge, close to the railway station and 50-minutes’ train-ride from London, with easy connections to international airports.

We are student-centred in all we do. Students come to us with different backgrounds and abilities, but all of them benefit tremendously from the individual approach and supportive environment at the College.

“Students perform best in a setting enriched by encouragement and individual support.”
From the CCSS guiding principles
“The quality of teaching is high. The quality of care provided is outstanding in almost all respects.”
ISI Inspection Report
“We have a responsibility to provide an environment for our students which enables them to develop independence while safeguarding and promoting their welfare.”
From the CCSS guiding principles
“Support for boarders to achieve their potential is impressive and it is clearly evident that boarders are strongly encouraged to become good citizens in their adult life.”
Ofsted Inspection report
“ Teaching should be academically challenging, interactive, stimulating and well-resourced.”
From the CCSS guiding principles
“The college is a unique environment where there are many students who are from different cultures. The defining feature is the close harmony and friendships that have developed among these young people.”
Ofsted Inspection Report
“ An effective approach to education must involve all members of the CCSS community: students, staff, parents, guardians, trustees, alumni and others.”
From the CCSS guiding principles
“All teaching and non-teaching staff deserve respect, support in maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and appropriate training and professional development.”
From the CCSS guiding principles
“Our independence and our charitable status entail a responsibility to widen access to the education we provide.”
From the CCSS guiding principles
“Diversity provides opportunity: respect for difference and for achievement are as important in education as they are in society.”
From the CCSS guiding principles
“Education should help all students to prepare, within and beyond the curriculum, for the demands and possibilities of adult life”
From the CCSS guiding principles
“Co-operation, integrity and openness in dialogue are the most effective means of ensuring good working, teaching, and learning relationships.”
From the CCSS guiding principles

We are a member of these professional associations:

Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales.

Company Registration Number: 3959159
Charity Registration Number: 1084601
DfES Registration Number: 873-6021

Registered Office: 1 Salisbury Villas, Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2JF.

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