Northstowe Learning Community

Type Other schools / Academy converter
Age Range 4-19
Religion Unknown
Address Stirling Road
Northstowe
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB24 1DJ
Phone 01223343800
Reference Number 148128

General Makeup

Number of pupils 622
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.52%
Girls: 50.48%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 12.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 Unknown Unknown Unknown
2 Unknown Unknown Unknown
3 Unknown Unknown Unknown
4 Unknown Unknown Unknown
5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
6 Unknown Unknown Unknown
7 76 75 151
8 70 67 137
9 53 75 128
10 64 50 114
11 45 47 92
12 Unknown Unknown Unknown
13 Unknown Unknown Unknown

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 63.3%
White, Other 10.9%
Mixed, Other 4.7%
Chinese 3.7%
Unclassified 2.9%
Indian 2.7%
White & Black (African) 2.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
African 1.6%
White & Asian 1.3%
Pakistani 1%
Irish 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.6%
Caribbean 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-05-23
Date Description Report
2023-03-21 School inspection: School inspection:
2020-09-04 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Converted to an academy

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
51.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 54.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 71.7% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 97 16
Third Preference 50 3
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Pathfinder CofE Primary School
Pathfinder Way, Northstowe, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 3DS
0.72 miles
Hatton Park Primary School
Hatton's Park, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DL
0.88 miles
Oakington CofE Primary School
Water Lane, Oakington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 3AL
1.4 miles
Willingham Primary School
Thodays Close, Willingham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 5LE
2.16 miles
Cottenham Primary School
Lambs Lane, Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8TA
2.21 miles
Histon and Impington Park Primary School
Glebe Way, Histon, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9AQ
2.38 miles
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School
The Green, Histon, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9JA
2.55 miles
Bar Hill Community Primary School
Gladeside, Bar Hill, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 8DY
2.73 miles
Histon Early Years Centre
New School Road, Cambridge, CB24 9LL
2.79 miles
Girton Glebe Primary School
Cambridge Road, Girton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0PN
3.02 miles
Over Primary School
Long Furlong, Over, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 5PG
3.15 miles
Swavesey Primary School
Middle Watch, Swavesey, Middle Watch, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4RN
3.21 miles
Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School
Park Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 8DA
3.46 miles
Orchard Park Community Primary School
Ringfort Road, Orchard Park, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GR
3.83 miles
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
Arbury Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2JX
4.1 miles
Kings Hedges Primary School
Northfield Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2HU
4.24 miles
King's Hedges Nursery School
Northfield Avenue, Cambridge, CB4 2HU
4.24 miles
Mayfield Primary School
Warwick Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 3HN
4.4 miles
Colleges Nursery School
Campkin Road, Cambridge, CB4 2LD
4.51 miles
The Grove Primary School
Campkin Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2NB
4.53 miles
Name Distance
The Martin Bacon Academy
Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridgeshire, CB24 1DH
0.06 miles
Cottenham Village College
High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8UA
2.41 miles
The Centre School
High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8UA
2.41 miles
Gretton School
Manor Farm Road, Girton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0RX
2.53 miles
Hope Tree School
Nursery House, Manor Farm, Impington, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9NG
3.07 miles
Impington Village College
New Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9LX
3.08 miles
The Cavendish School
Park Drive, Impington, CB24 9LY
3.15 miles
Swavesey Village College
Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4RS
3.27 miles
Cambridge Regional College
Science Park Campus, Kings Hedges Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2QT
4.22 miles
North Cambridge Academy
Arbury Road, Kings Hedges, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2JF
4.61 miles
Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge
42-44 High Street, Milton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 6DF
4.76 miles
Castle School, Cambridge
Courtney Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2EE
4.84 miles
Chesterton Community College
Gilbert Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 3NY
4.9 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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