North Cambridge Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
North Cambridge Academy is a secondary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 February 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2020 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Arbury Road, Kings Hedges, Cambridge, CB4 2JF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 687 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 February 2025
Strengths
- “This school has high ambitions and expectations for its pupils.”
- “Staff support pupils well with their next steps by reducing barriers and raising aspirations.”
- “Strong links with local businesses and universities enable pupils to access engaging opportunities that broaden their horizons and support them to ‘aim high’.”
To improve
- “This is because, sometimes, staff do not always adapt the lessons well enough to meet pupils’ additional needs.”
- “In these cases, pupils do not learn as well as they do in other areas of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 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) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.9 | 46 |
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: 68 first-preference applications, 150 offers in total, 68 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2018 to 2020, as Cambridgeshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Chesterton Community College 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parkside Community College 1.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Impington Village College 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Coleridge Community College 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Bede's Inter-Church School 2.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Trumpington Community College 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Netherhall School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology 3.7 mi School remains Good