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Chesterton Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Gilbert Road, Cambridge CB4 3NY · ccc.tela.org.uk · 01223 712150
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 68
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.10 mi
- 1.77 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 5CF · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,126
- 26 over 1,100 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.8%
- First language not English
- 21.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 5CF” went to a home 1.10 mi (1.77 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 293 families put the school first and 174 places were offered; 59% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 174 | 293 | 1.7▲ | 59% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 192 | 333 | 1.7▲ | 57% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 187 | 335 | 1.8▲ | 55% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 235 | 326 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 206 | 305 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 5CF | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.10 mi1.77 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 68, and 83.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲68 | 46 | ||
| ▲83.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲92.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.35 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.1 | −1.9 |
| Sixth form college | 74.5 | +2 |
| Further education | 10.7 | −0.3 |
| Other education | 1 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | 0 |
| Employment | 1.5 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | +0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 students | B (40.5) | Above average +0.22 | |
| 48 students | B (40.4) | Average +0.18 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 20 | B (39) | +0.43 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| University | 45.5 |
|---|---|
| Other education | 9 |
| Employment | 22.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 18.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Chesterton Community College on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (186 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 186
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 52 parents (28%) with SEND