Abbey College, Ramsey
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,096 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.1
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Northstowe Learning Community
- Pupils on roll
- 920of 2,830 places
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 114
- Ofsted
- Good, 21 March 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Northstowe Secondary College (URN 135739, until 1 September 2020).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Northstowe Learning Community’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 31% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 51.4 against 46.1 across England and 48.1 in Cambridgeshire, with 55% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Cambridgeshire and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 51.4 | 48.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 50% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 46% | 46% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.71 | 4.36 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 25% | 24% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.0 | 32.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 57.7 | 52.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 10% | 14% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 110 | 96% | 89% | 31% | 20% | 76% |
| Mathematics | 109 | 96% | 88% | 32% | 22% | 82% |
| Religious Studies | 103 | 90% | 31% | 20% | 32% | 55% |
| English Literature | 102 | 89% | 86% | 25% | 21% | 74% |
| Combined Science | 57 | 50% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 77% |
| Geography | 54 | 47% | 41% | 44% | 25% | 80% |
| History | 54 | 47% | 41% | 50% | 26% | 78% |
| French | 46 | 40% | 18% | 48% | 29% | 83% |
| Biology | 46 | 40% | 23% | 67% | 45% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 44 | 39% | 23% | 66% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 44 | 39% | 23% | 68% | 46% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 36 | 32% | 11% | 14% | 23% | 78% |
| Art and Design | 35 | 31% | 7% | 31% | 24% | 91% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 34 | 30% | 8% | 24% | 21% | 74% |
| Computer Science | 21 | 18% | 13% | 24% | 30% | 67% |
| Spanish | 13 | 11% | 19% | 54% | 27% | 100% |
| Drama | 11 | 10% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 55% |
| Music | 10 | 9% | 5% | 30% | 33% | 80% |
| Chinese | 7 | 6% | 1% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Classical Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 92% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 44 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 18 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 6 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 2 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 1 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.