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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Bangladeshi | 4.1% |
| Chinese | 6.1% |
| Mixed | 10.7% |
| Other White | 21.1% |
| White British | 45.3% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 54% |
| Local authority average | 46% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 84% |
| Local authority average | 50% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 68 |
| Local authority average | 48.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 6.35 |
| Local authority average | 4.36 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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% |