Northstowe Learning Community
All-through · Academy converter · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
Stirling Road, Cambridge, CB24 1DJ
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/03/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.1%
21.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
920
Capacity used
Has space33%
2,830 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
138 of 138 families who put it first got an offer
166
Places offered
297
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 138 | 138 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 101 | 4 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 58 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 297 | 142 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Claire Mills
- Address
- Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridge, CB24 1DJ
- Phone
- 01223343800
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- Longstanton · St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148128
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MERIDIAN TRUST
920 pupils · 2,830 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 733 pupils
Attendance
91.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.74 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.71 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 114 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 110 | 31% | 61% | 76% | |
| Mathematics | 109 | 32% | 67% | 82% | |
| Religious Studies | 103 | 20% | 45% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 102 | 25% | 61% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 57 | 5% | 46% | 77% | |
| History | 54 | 50% | 76% | 78% | |
| Geography | 54 | 44% | 69% | 80% | |
| French | 46 | 48% | 70% | 83% | |
| Biology | 46 | 67% | 96% | 96% | |
| Physics | 44 | 68% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 44 | 66% | 100% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 36 | 14% | 58% | 78% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cambridgeshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.