Northstowe Learning Community
Academy converter in Cambridge, CB24 1DJ, taking ages 4 to 19, 920 on roll.
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In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.85 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
How this compares: every Cambridgeshire school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 0.85 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
Northstowe Learning Community: 0.85 miles, 2026/27 Histon and Impington Brook Primary School: 2.8 miles, 2026/27, published by Cambridgeshire
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Northstowe Learning Community is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2026/27, from Cambridgeshire. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Cambridgeshire, published admission distances, 2026/27
Where Northstowe Learning Community and Histon and Impington Brook Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Histon and Impington Brook Primary School admitted from 2.8 miles in 2026/27, published by Cambridgeshire. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside both published distances, cheapest first by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is CB24 at £342,829. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From Northstowe Learning Community | From Histon and Impington Brook Primary School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB24 | South Cambridgeshire | 0.5 mi | 2.2 mi | £342,829 136 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Distances measured from each district's centre to each school's point on the Department for Education register.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Northstowe Learning Community that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willingham Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.23 mi 2026/27 | 2.2 mi |
| Histon and Impington Park Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 4.38 mi 2026/27 | 2.4 mi |
| Histon and Impington Brook Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 2.8 mi 2026/27 | 2.6 mi |
| Over Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.82 mi 2026/27 | 3.1 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 920 pupils in 2,830 places (33% full) |
| Trust | MERIDIAN TRUST |
| Local authority | Cambridgeshire |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 22 May 2023 |
| Attainment 8 | 51.4 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.30 |
| 2022/23 | not published |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Northstowe Learning Community
| Girls and boys | 49.8% girls, 50.2% boys |
| English as an additional language | 15.9% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 19.0% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Northstowe Learning Community
Cheapest district inside the 0.85 miles: CB24, median £342,829.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB24 | South Cambridgeshire | 0.5 mi | £342,829 136 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 0.85 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Northstowe Learning Community by bus
No bus stop with a scheduled departure within 600 m of the school, in the timetables operators have published to the Bus Open Data Service.
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Northstowe Learning Community against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around CB24: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at CB24 1DJ, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Northstowe Learning Community?
Northstowe Learning Community does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 0.85 miles away, per Cambridgeshire.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Northstowe Learning Community?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.85 miles was enough in 2026/27. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Northstowe Learning Community guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Cambridgeshire school's distance
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