Cambridge Education Guide Spring/Summer 25 Web

EDUCATION IN CAMBRIDGE

Training in tech Cambridge leads the business world with its high-tech start-ups and scientific innovation. Our schools are keeping pace

he government’s mantra is: growth, growth, growth. And when it comes to identifying

achiever nationally, but globally too. Some of the hugely successful start-ups that call it home are already big enough to have achieved legendary ‘unicorn’ status (defined as a firm valued at one billion US dollars) with others no doubt on the way. Whether run by entrepreneurs (who might have arrived as students) or by seasoned movers and shakers at large- scale multinationals, businesses large and small are drawn to the area by everything it has to offer – including its schools.

places that can deliver the success they’re looking for, there’s a lot that this area has to offer. A magnet for technologically advanced firms, our city might be small, but it’s mighty. In the 2024 Global Start-up Ecosystem Index, Cambridge ranked second in the UK for housing start-ups. It’s also in the top 100 cities worldwide, so our city isn’t just a top

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