Chesterton Community College is a secondary school located in Cambridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 07/07/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gilbert Road, Cambridge, CB4 3NY
Website: ccc.cambridgeshireeducationaltrust.org/
Telephone: 01223712150
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lucy Scott & Donna Hubbard-Young
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136887

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/07/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 993
Number of Boys: 501
Number of Girls: 492

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 1.05 Confidence interval 0.85 to 1.25
Of the 178 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 156 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:60%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:73%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:62.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.85
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colleges Nursery School
Campkin Road , CB4 2LD 		4out of 4 1,280 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunswick Nursery School
Young Street , CB1 2LZ 		4out of 4 1,850 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
King's Hedges Nursery School
Northfield Avenue , CB4 2HU 		3out of 4 1,955 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
The Fields Nursery School
Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND 		4out of 4 3,274 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Frenchs Road , CB4 3JZ 		1out of 4 475 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Milton Road Primary School
Ascham Road , CB4 2BD 		3out of 4 586 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Arbury Primary School
Carlton Way , CB4 2DE 		3out of 4 676 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Park Street CofE Primary School
Lower Park Street , CB5 8AR 		3out of 4 907 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Mayfield Primary School
Warwick Road , CB4 3HN 		3out of 4 1,023 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chesterton Community College
Gilbert Road , CB4 3NY 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North Cambridge Academy
Arbury Road , Kings Hedges CB4 2JF 		3out of 4 1,273 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Parkside Community College
Parkside , CB1 1EH 		4out of 4 1,685 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambridge Regional College
Science Park Campus , Kings Hedges Road CB4 2QT 		- not rated 2,381 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle School, Cambridge
Courtney Way , CB4 2EE 		3out of 4 369 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Olive Ap Academy - Cambridge
Ascham Road , CB4 2BD 		2out of 4 612 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cambridge Arts and Sciences Sixth Form and Tutorial College
1 High Street , Chesterton CB4 1NQ 		- not rated 1,147 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St John's College School
73 Grange Road , CB3 9AB 		- not rated 1,430 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Cambridge
Vice Chancellor's Office, University Offices , The Old Schools CB2 1TN 		- not rated 1,494 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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