Chesterton Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2019
0.629 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 1 March 2019
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2019 (miles)
Chesterton Community College is a secondary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2019 entry.
Chesterton Community College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2019 | 0.629 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 0.743 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2019, the last distance offered was 0.629 miles, the shortest of 9 Cambridgeshire secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 4.31 miles.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 293 first-choice applications for 174 offers, 1.7 first choices per offer, the highest of 32 Cambridgeshire secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 172 offers went to first-choice families, and 121 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 84% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the A level average grade was B (England B-).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Gilbert Road, Cambridge, CB4 3NY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,126 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this warm and inclusive school.”
- “They are happy and safe in a school where they are known as individuals.”
- “Staff take time to find out about pupils’ interests and their successes out of school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 84% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 68 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 293 first-preference applications, 174 offers in total, 172 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- North Cambridge Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Parkside Community College 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Impington Village College 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Coleridge Community College 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Trumpington Community College 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bede's Inter-Church School 2.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Netherhall School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology 3.2 mi School remains Good