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Linton Village College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Cambridge Road, Linton, Cambridge CB21 4JB · lvc.org · 01223 891233
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 6.06 mi
- 9.75 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 10OC · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 766
- 83% of 918 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.7%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Anglian Learning
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 10OC” went to a home 6.06 mi (9.75 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 170 families put the school first and 145 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 145 | 170 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 131 | 138 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 146 | 149 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 161 | 180 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 163 | 165 | 1▲ | 96% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 10OC | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 6.06 mi9.75 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.4, and 56.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ●41.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.75 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.1 | +5.8 |
| Sixth form college | 49.4 | −10.4 |
| Further education | 24.1 | +5.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
Linton Village College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (270 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 61%
- Replies
- 270
- 32% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 62 parents (23%) with SEND