70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
55%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
46%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
537.1
EBacc APS · 2024/25
772
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 21/03/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Northstowe Learning Community · All-through · Cambridgeshire
Part ofMERIDIAN TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
-3pp
73%72%70%
'24'25
'25 · 70%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
55%
+1pp
55%55%54%
'24'25
'25 · 55%
Attainment 8
51.4
-0.5
51.951.651.4
'24'25
'25 · 51.4
EBacc entry
46%
-6pp
51%48%46%
'24'25
'25 · 46%
EBacc APS
537.1
+100.6
537.1486.8436.5
'24'25
'25 · 537.1
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
772
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
22%
Contact
Address
Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridge, CB24 1DJ
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | — | — | 14% | 772 |
| 2023/24 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | — | — | 14% | 622 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 55% | 51.4 | Not applicable | 46% | 537.1 | 52% | 772 |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 54% | 51.9 | +0.30 | 51% | 436.5 | 56% | 622 |
| 2022/23 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 471 |
| 2021/22 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 305 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 772 | 16.1 | 14% | 14% | 21% | 9% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 622 | 17.0 | 14% | 12% | 17% | 8% | 21% |
| 2022/23 | 471 | 17.1 | 12% | 12% | 16% | 8% | 20% |
| 2021/22 | 305 | 15.3 | 13% | 8% | 16% | 9% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 166 | 13.6 | 12% | 2% | 20% | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.