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Swavesey Village College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge CB24 4RS · swaveseyvc.co.uk · 01954 230366
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 7.60 mi
- 12.23 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 10OC · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,254
- 93% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
- First language not English
- 9.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Meridian Trust
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 7.60 mi (12.23 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 245 families put the school first and 259 places were offered; 100% 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 | 259 | 245 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 252 | 241 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 239 | 281 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 234 | 279 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 235 | 260 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 10OC | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 7.60 mi12.23 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.6, and 58.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲58.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲56.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.98 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 26.5 | +10.3 |
| Sixth form college | 38.6 | −17.7 |
| Further education | 22.1 | +4.4 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 2.4 | +1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
Swavesey Village College was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2011
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Mar 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (239 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 239
- 19% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 48 parents (20%) with SEND