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Northstowe Learning Community
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–19 · Academy
Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridge CB24 1DJ · northstowe.education · 01223 343800
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.85 mi
- 1.36 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 5 · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 920
- 33% of 2,830 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Meridian Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 5” went to a home 0.85 mi (1.36 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 171 families put the school first and 179 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 | 179 | 171 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 166 | 138 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 154 | 135 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 116 | 133 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 118 | 134 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.85 mi1.36 km | |
| Year 7 – Criterion 9OC | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 11.02 mi17.74 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.4, and 55.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.
Key stage 2 results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲55.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.71 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135739)
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| School sixth form | 23.9 |
|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 34.8 |
| Further education | 26.1 |
| Other education | 2.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4 |
| Employment | 2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 |
Ofsted
Northstowe Learning Community was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (160 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 160
- 34% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (18%) with SEND