Chesterton Community College
Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form
Gilbert Road, Cambridge, CB4 3NY
Headteacher · Mr Nick Harrison
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Key facts
Pupils1,126Capacity 1,100
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 25 February 2025
TrustEastern Learning Alliance
Free school meals17.8%
Ofsted
Inspection on 25 February 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 places
Applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
Apply through Cambridgeshire council, not the school.
Nearby schools
- Castle School, Cambridge0.2 mi
- St Luke's CofE Primary School0.3 mi
- Milton Road Primary School0.3 mi
- OA - Cambridge0.3 mi
- Arbury Primary School0.4 mi