Cottenham Village CollegeNorthstowe Learning Community
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cambridge.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Cottenham Village College and Northstowe Learning Community in Cambridge.
Cottenham Village College scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Northstowe Learning Community scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cottenham Village College is ahead on our composite score.
Cottenham Village College was judged Good and Northstowe Learning Community was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.0 for Cottenham Village College and 51.4 for Northstowe Learning Community.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Cottenham Village College (57.9 in 2021-22, 52.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CambridgeCottenham Village College | CambridgeNorthstowe Learning Community | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C62/100 | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | 16th of 34 in Cambridgeshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | All-through | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 4-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 877 | 772 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 2,830 | |
| Location | Cambridge, CB24 8UA | Cambridge, CB24 1DJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.0 Stronger figure | 51.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56.5% Stronger figure | 55.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.3% Stronger figure | 70.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.1% Stronger figure | 45.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.00 Stronger figure | 4.71 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 170 | 114 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 877 | 772 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.6% | 20.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.9% | 13.6% | |
| SEN support | 11.2% | 10.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 4.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.4% Stronger figure | 8.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.6% | 21.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Cottenham Village College
Northstowe Learning Community
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