What is Chesterton Community College's Ofsted rating?

Chesterton Community College received a Outstanding rating from Ofsted following its 2025 inspection.

What do parents say about Chesterton Community College?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 186 responses): 90% of parents would recommend Chesterton Community College.

What are Chesterton Community College's latest exam results?

Chesterton Community College: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 68.0. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Chesterton Community College located?

Chesterton Community College is a secondary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (CB4 3NY).

How many pupils attend Chesterton Community College?

Chesterton Community College has around 1,129 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Chesterton Community College with other schools?

View Chesterton Community College's full profile on FavSchools for available results and school details, then use the comparison tool or interactive map to explore nearby alternatives in Cambridgeshire.

SecondaryData as of May 2026

Chesterton Community College

Gilbert Road, Cambridge, CB4 3NY

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Outstanding

Feb 2025

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

68.0school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

68.0

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

66.3%

Basics 9-5

83.7%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

68.0

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	63.6	46.4
2023/24	62.4	46.4
2024/25	68.0	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	+1.04	0.00
2023/24	+1.05	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

53.7%

EBacc APS

6.35

EBacc 9-5

50.0%

EBacc 9-4

51.6%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

40.49

A*-A Grades

34.7%

A*-B Grades

70.8%

AAB+ %

25.6%

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% available for 2 years

Based on 51 students entered

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Nearby secondary schools

Closest alternatives within 15 km.

Castle School, Cambridge

0.34 km away · Community special school

Requires improvement

OA - Cambridge

0.56 km away · Academy alternative provision converter

Good

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1.05 km away · Other independent school

North Cambridge Academy

1.17 km away · Academy sponsor led

Good

Parkside Community College

1.54 km away · Academy converter

Outstanding

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