Northstowe Learning Community
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 148128
- Address
- Stirling Road, Northstowe, CB24 1DJ
- Website
- www.northstowesc.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 622 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 12.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 63.3%
Other White 10.9%
Mixed 9.9%
Chinese 3.7%
Unclassified 2.9%
Indian 2.7%
Other 2.3%
African 1.6%
Pakistani 1%
Irish 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 5 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Northstowe Secondary College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 154
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 97
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 151 76 75 |
| Year 8 | 137 70 67 |
| Year 9 | 128 53 75 |
| Year 10 | 114 64 50 |
| Year 11 | 92 45 47 |