Northstowe Learning Community
Ofsted: Good
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Cambridge, CB24 1DJ
- Distance
- 3.9km away
Cottenham Village College
High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Local ranking16th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 17 October 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 52.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 56.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 78.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 173
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 877
- Boys
- 435 (51%)
- Girls
- 425 (49%)
- Capacity
- 900 (96% full)
- SEND
- 14.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 17.6%
- EAL
- 9.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.4%
- SEN Support
- 11.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 46.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,401/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
- 8.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.6% 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: 75.5%
- White Other: 9.2%
- Mixed Other: 2.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
- Black African: 2.1%
- Asian Indian: 1.9%
- Asian Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
75.5%
White British
9.2%
White Other
2.9%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
High Street
Cambridge, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137434
- UKPRN
- 10035082
- Establishment No.
- 4038
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
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