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Sawston Village College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
New Road, Sawston, Cambridge CB22 3BP · sawstonvc.org · 01223 712777
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.51 mi
- 5.64 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 10OC · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,198
- 58 over 1,140 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- 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 3.51 mi (5.64 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 238 families put the school first and 231 places were offered; 92% 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 | 231 | 238 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 232 | 261 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 233 | 244 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 236 | 238 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 236 | 264 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 10OC | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.51 mi5.64 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.5, and 61.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲61.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.18 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.8 | −3.2 |
| Sixth form college | 73.8 | +11.1 |
| Further education | 10.2 | −5.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Sawston Village College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (275 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 275
- 23% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 61 parents (22%) with SEND