North Cambridge Academy is a secondary school located in Cambridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/02/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Arbury Road, Cambridge

School Information

Address: Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JF
Website: http://www.northcambridgeacademy.org/
Telephone: 01223491500
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Samuel Fox
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139401

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 750
Number of Pupils: 544
Number of Boys: 265
Number of Girls: 279

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.26 Confidence interval -0.06 to 0.58
Of the 68 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 62 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:3%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:27%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.39
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 4 186 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
King's Hedges Nursery School
Northfield Avenue , CB4 2HU
3out of 4 792 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunswick Nursery School
Young Street , CB1 2LZ
4out of 4 2,382 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
The Fields Nursery School
Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND
4out of 4 3,187 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Histon Early Years Centre
New School Road , Histon CB24 9LL
3out of 4 3,207 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grove Primary School
Campkin Road , CB4 2NB
3out of 4 276 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Arbury Primary School
Carlton Way , CB4 2DE
3out of 4 784 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kings Hedges Primary School
Northfield Avenue , CB4 2HU
3out of 4 792 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Milton Road Primary School
Ascham Road , CB4 2BD
3out of 4 919 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
Arbury Road , CB4 2JX
3out of 4 940 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Cambridge Academy
Arbury Road , Kings Hedges CB4 2JF
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Chesterton Community College
Gilbert Road , CB4 3NY
4out of 4 1,273 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Parkside Community College
Parkside , CB1 1EH
4out of 4 2,609 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Impington Village College
New Road , Impington CB24 9LX
3out of 4 2,832 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 1,147 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Olive Ap Academy - Cambridge
Ascham Road , CB4 2BD
2out of 4 843 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castle School, Cambridge
Courtney Way , CB4 2EE
3out of 4 911 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Cambridge Arts and Sciences Sixth Form and Tutorial College
1 High Street , Chesterton CB4 1NQ
- not rated 1,085 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge
Herbert House , 57 Warkworth Terrace CB1 1EE
- not rated 2,668 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St John's College School
73 Grange Road , CB3 9AB
- not rated 2,684 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.