Chesterton Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jul 7 2017 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://chestertoncc.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1121 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.8%
- Girls
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 21.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.7%
- Persistent absence
- 11.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.7%
White British 44.4%
Other White 22.6%
Mixed 10.6%
Chinese 6%
Bangladeshi 4.3%
Indian 2.6%
Other Asian 2.3%
Unclassified 2.3%
Other 1.7%
African 1.2%
Pakistani 1%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 73%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 63.6
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.89
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 13 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 33 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 77 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 21 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 168 |
Admissions
Chesterton Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 335
- 2nd preference
- 249
- 3rd preference
- 110
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 237 116 121 |
| Year 8 | 210 104 106 |
| Year 9 | 205 90 115 |
| Year 10 | 194 82 112 |
| Year 11 | 201 107 94 |
| Year 12 | 52 25 27 |
| Year 13 | 22 12 10 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 87.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 11.0% 27.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 24.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 73.0% 34.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |