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North Cambridge Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Arbury Road, Kings Hedges, Cambridge CB4 2JF · northcambridgeacademy.org · 01223 491500
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 4.07 mi
- 6.55 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 10OC · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 687
- 92% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 34.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Meridian Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 10OC” went to a home 4.07 mi (6.55 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 68 families put the school first and 150 places were offered; 100% 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 | 150 | 68 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 143 | 75 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 143 | 67 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 147 | 67 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 171 | 83 | 0.5 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 10OC | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.07 mi6.55 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.9, and 35.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.48 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 9.4 | +2.5 |
| Sixth form college | 43 | +20.8 |
| Further education | 25.8 | −14.5 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −8.9 |
| Employment | 4.7 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 7 | +4.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for North Cambridge Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Replies
- 59
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (29%) with SEND