North Cambridge Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 4 2025 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
- 689 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 34.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.9%
- Persistent absence
- 28.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.3%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 3.6% |
| Bangladeshi | 9.4% |
| Mixed | 11.1% |
| Other White | 15.2% |
| White British | 46.4% |
| Other Asian | 3.2% |
| Indian | 3% |
| Other | 2.3% |
| African | 1.5% |
| Chinese | 1.3% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 1% |
| Pakistani | 0.7% |
| Caribbean | 0.7% |
| Other Black | 0.3% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 16% |
| Local authority average | 46% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 35% |
| Local authority average | 50% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 43.9 |
| Local authority average | 48.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.48 |
| Local authority average | 4.36 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 48 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 37 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 22 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 125 |
Admissions
North Cambridge Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 40
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 154 85 69 |
| Year 8 | 147 78 69 |
| Year 9 | 138 66 72 |
| Year 10 | 124 61 63 |
| Year 11 | 126 64 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 86.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 28.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 24.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 32.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 4.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 2.3% 3.0% |