The Netherhall School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 6 2024 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
142035
Address
Queen Edith's Way, CB1 8NN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1229 (79% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
20.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.4%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 53.3%
Other White 12.4%
Mixed 9.9%
Indian 5.4%
Other Asian 5.4%
Chinese 3.5%
Bangladeshi 3.4%
African 1.9%
Other 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.26
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.21
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 30%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 54%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 51.7
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.61
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award17
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE29
Art & DesignGCSE49
BiologyGCSE64
Business Studies:SingleGCSE52
ChemistryGCSE64
ChineseGCSE4
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE25
EconomicsGCSE27
English LanguageGCSE162
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Netherhall School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
204
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
147
2nd preference
111
3rd preference
91
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
147
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
18
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
206
107
99
Year 8
182
100
82
Year 9
207
112
95
Year 10
178
82
96
Year 11
173
78
95
Year 12
129
55
74
Year 13
154
70
84
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
87.0%
85.6%
Further education
14.0%
27.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
39.0%
24.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
35.0%
34.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
4.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
3.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
4.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
82.0%
67.2%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
17.0%
28.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
1.8%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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