Chesterton Community College

About Chesterton Community College

Chesterton Community College was judged Outstanding across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection, covering quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. But the single most telling metric for a school of this calibre is its Progress 8 score of 1.05, which places it well above average nationally. To put that in context, the average Progress 8 score across Cambridgeshire secondary schools is 0.17, so Chesterton is adding roughly a full grade more per subject than the typical local school. That score ranks it first out of eight schools in the Cambridge local authority area, sixth out of 350 schools in the East of England region, and 60th nationally out of 3,141 schools. It’s a performance that puts Chesterton firmly in the top five per cent of schools in the country by this measure.

At GCSE, Chesterton’s Attainment 8 score sits at 62.4, and 85.7 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, with 69.4 per cent hitting the higher grade 5 threshold. Over half of pupils (52.6 per cent) entered the English Baccalaureate, and 56.1 per cent took the full suite of EBacc subjects. The school’s EBacc average points score is 5.83, which is strong. In the sixth form, the picture is similarly impressive: the school’s A-level value-added score is 0.43, with a progress banding of well above average. Students achieved an average of 38.97 points per entry, equivalent to a B grade, and the best three A-levels averaged out at a B grade too. The proportion of students achieving AAB or higher in at least two facilitating subjects is 17.6 per cent, though the cohort size for that measure is small at 20 pupils.

Chesterton is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 712 applications for 192 places, with 333 of those as first preferences, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.71. The school has a broad range of facilities including a swimming pool, theatre, sports hall, tennis courts, and a dedicated sixth-form centre. It offers a wide array of clubs and activities — from Model UN and Young Enterprise to coding, orchestra, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award — and 76 per cent of parents who responded to the Ofsted Parent View survey strongly agreed that their child can take part in clubs and activities. The school also has a comprehensive SEND offer, covering provision for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and social, emotional and mental health support, though 25 per cent of parents disagreed that SEND children receive the support they need, which is worth noting. With 17.1 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, Chesterton is a genuinely comprehensive school that delivers exceptional academic outcomes across the board.

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