an attempt to stem their financial losses. County Councillors have attempted to resolve the dispute. In July 2019 the school opened an extension. The building was costed at £10 million and was paid for by Cambridgeshire County Council. A sixth form will open in September 2022. Notable former pupils Michael J. Bird - television writer Dina Carroll – singer Virginia Crompton - radio producer (BBC Radio 4, The Long View) and founder CEO of Big Ideas Rebecca Dowbiggin - rowing cox and Commonwealth Rowing Championships medalist Edward Dusinberre - first violinist of the Takács Quartet Anil Gupta - television producer of The Office and Goodness Gracious Me Nemone Metaxas - DJ, radio and television presenter Nick Mulvey – musician, twice nominated for the Mercury Music Prize Nick Pearce - Director of The Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Professor of Public Policy at the University of Bath References External links Chesterton Community College website Chesterton Ofsted report School profile School Performance Tables Photographs Chesterton Community College: A and B wing: 1935 Chesterton Community College: swimming pool: 1974 Chesterton Community College: Newall Building: 1992 Chesterton Community College: Chesterton Sports Centre: 2004 Educational institutions established in 1935 Secondary schools in Cambridgeshire Schools in Cambridge 1935 establishments in England Training schools in England Academies in Cambridgeshire