Chesterton Community College
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B84
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Cambridge, CB4 3NY
- Distance
- 1.5km away
Parkside Community College
Parkside, Cambridge, CB1 1EH
Local ranking3rd of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
660
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 20 April 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 65.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 81.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 90.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 125
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 90.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 63.0%
- Higher education
- 26.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 34.0%
- Not sustained
- 17.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
3
A-Level Students
- 16-18 Cohort
- 17
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 694
- Boys
- 348 (52%)
- Girls
- 319 (48%)
- Capacity
- 660 (101% full)
- SEND
- 22.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.6%
- EAL
- 46.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.2%
- SEN Support
- 19.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 37.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,135/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 40.3%
- White Other: 23.2%
- Asian Chinese: 6.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 5.6%
- Other: 4.6%
- Mixed Other: 4.0%
- Asian Other: 3.3%
- Asian Indian: 2.7%
40.3%
White British
23.2%
White Other
6.7%
Asian Chinese
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Parkside
Cambridge, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136636
- UKPRN
- 10033429
- Establishment No.
- 4027
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
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