Chesterton Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 136887
- Address
- Gilbert Road, CB4 3NY
- Website
- https://ccc.tela.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1129 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.2%
- Girls
- 52.8%
- First language not English
- 21.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16%
- Persistent absence
- 8.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.9%
White British 45.3%
Other White 21.1%
Mixed 10.7%
Chinese 6.1%
Bangladeshi 4.1%
Indian 2.8%
Other Asian 2.7%
Other 2.1%
Unclassified 1.6%
Pakistani 1.2%
African 1.1%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 84%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 68
Local authority average 48
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.35
Local authority average 4.35
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 38 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 80 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 79 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 18 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 156 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Chesterton Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 333
- 2nd preference
- 267
- 3rd preference
- 112
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 202 108 94 |
| Year 8 | 232 112 120 |
| Year 9 | 205 103 102 |
| Year 10 | 203 91 112 |
| Year 11 | 193 82 111 |
| Year 12 | 46 14 32 |
| Year 13 | 48 23 25 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 86.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 13.0% 28.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 24.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 66.0% 32.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.3% 3.0% |