North Cambridge Academy

Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JF

687 pupils · 92% of 750 capacity

Phase
Secondary
Type
Academy sponsor led
Ages
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Admissions
Non-selective
Trust
MERIDIAN TRUST
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Free school meals
51.5%

Ofsted

Standards maintained (2025)Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 5 February 2025, published 19 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Attainment 8 score43.9
Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass)35.2%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass)51.2%
Entering the English Baccalaureate16%

Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.

Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Usually has places available 0.45 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry15068180115
Sept 2025 entry14375202143
Sept 2024 entry14367201136
Sept 2023 entry14767176115
Sept 2022 entry17183183126
Sept 2021 entry1685613594
Sept 2020 entry1386612592
Sept 2019 entry1336814587

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.

Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.