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Bottisham Village College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge CB25 9DL · bottishamvc.org · 01223 811250
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,396
- 93% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Anglian Learning
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 194 families put the school first and 250 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 250 | 194 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 280 | 213 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 290 | 299 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 295 | 297 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 293 | 297 | 1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.1, and 57.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲57.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼38.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.53 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 15.3 | +1.7 |
| Sixth form college | 42 | −7.4 |
| Further education | 26.3 | +0.4 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5 | +2.6 |
| Employment | 3.3 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | +1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | +1 |
Ofsted
Bottisham Village College was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 26 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 26 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Sept 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (317 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 65%
- Replies
- 317
- 22% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 82 parents (26%) with SEND