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Sawtry Village Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Fen Lane, Sawtry, Huntingdon PE28 5TQ · sawtryva.org · 01487 830701

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
49.4
average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
Last distance offered
7.24 mi
11.65 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 8OCS · Cambridgeshire Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,101
92% of 1,200 places
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
20.7%
First language not English
5.1%
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 8OCS” went to a home 7.24 mi (11.65 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 182 families put the school first and 173 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

20222023202420252026September 2022: 145 (Places 152)145September 2023: 171 (Places 167)171September 2024: 202 (Places 173)202September 2025: 181 (Places 172)181September 2026: 182 (Places 173)182Places 173
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261731821.1▲92%
September 2025Sept 20251721811.1▲91%
September 2024Sept 20241732021.2▲84%
September 2023Sept 20231671711▲93%
September 2022Sept 20221521451100%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Criterion 8OCSDistance
September 20267.24 mi11.65 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.4, and 47.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 50.4 (England 46.3)50.42017/18: 47.2 (England 46.5)47.22018/19: 50.5 (England 46.7)50.52021/22: 51.0 (England 48.8)51.02022/23: 50.2 (England 46.3)50.22023/24: 49.4 (England 45.9)49.42024/25: 49.4 (England 46.0)49.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲49.446.0
▲47.8%45.4%
▲73.0%64.8%
▲50.9%40.5%
▲4.434.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form59.5+5.4
Further education30.7−1.4
Other education0.7−0.2
Apprenticeship2.6−3.8
Employment1.3−3.3
Not in a lasting destination3.3+1.5
Activity not captured2—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 28.9 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 32.1 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 31.1 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 32.3 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 34.3 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 32.8 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 33.0 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 33.8 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
78 studentsC+ (33.8)Average +0.06
80 studentsC+ (33.4)Average +0.03
48 studentsDist (35.9)Above average +0.38
22.2%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2454C+ (33)-0.04
2022/2365C+ (32.8)—
2021/2278C+ (34.3)—
2018/1989C+ (32.3)-0.04
2017/1890C (31.1)+0.12
2016/1764C+ (32.1)+0.11
2015/1699C (28.9)+0.16

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University54.1−4.4
Further education1.6—
Apprenticeship4.90
Employment29.5−3.4
Not in a lasting destination9.8+7.4

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 15 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Sawtry Village Academy was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
14 Sept 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (107 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
96%
Replies
107
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲89% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲86% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 32% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼60% agreeEngland 67%

based on 15 parents (14%) with SEND

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