Northstowe Learning Community
About the school
Northstowe Learning Community is an open all-through school in Cambridgeshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 March 2023
- Published
- 22 May 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51.4
- Cambridgeshire
- 48.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cambridgeshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 55.30%
- Cambridgeshire
- 49.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 70.20%
- Cambridgeshire
- 67.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 45.60%
- Cambridgeshire
- 45.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.71
- Cambridgeshire
- 4.36
- England
- 4.09
Key Stage 2 results
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
772
Girls
50.26%
Boys
49.74%
SEN support
10.36%
Education, health and care plan
4.02%
English as an additional language
13.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
20.83%
Overall absence
8.91
Persistent absence
21.56