North Cambridge Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 6 2018 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 139401
- Address
- Arbury Road, Kings Hedges, CB4 2JF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 685 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 34.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45%
- Persistent absence
- 30.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 46.7%
Other White 15.5%
Mixed 10.1%
Bangladeshi 10.1%
Unclassified 5%
Other Asian 3.1%
Other 2.2%
Indian 2%
Chinese 1.6%
Caribbean 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
African 0.9%
Other Black 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.36
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.3
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.75
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 38 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 33 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 26 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 127 |
Admissions
North Cambridge Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 60
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 36
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 152 80 72 |
| Year 8 | 143 72 71 |
| Year 9 | 131 64 67 |
| Year 10 | 129 65 64 |
| Year 11 | 130 54 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 69.0% 87.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 40.0% 27.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 24.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 34.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 11.0% 4.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 4.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 0.8% 1.2% |