The Martin Bacon Academy
Free schools special
Northstowe · CB24 1DH · Cambridgeshire
Ages 3–19
Status: Open
0.1 miles away
OpenAll-throughURN 148128
Northstowe Learning Community
Academy converter · Cambridge · CB24 1DJ
Phase
All-through
Age range
Ages 4–19
Pupils
920
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Age range
Ages 4–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (all-through), Ages 4–19, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 920 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 20.3%.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 148128
Location
- Address
- Stirling Road, Northstowe
- Postcode
- CB24 1DJ
- Town
- Cambridge
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 920
- Boys / girls
- 462 / 458
- School capacity
- 2,830
- Capacity fill
- 920 / 2,830 (33%)
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- FSM pupils
- 164
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Academy trust: MERIDIAN TRUST
- Academy trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01223343800