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Cottenham Village College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge CB24 8UA · astreacottenham.org · 01954 288944
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 860
- 96% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Astrea Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 142 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 | 142 | 104 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 177 | 123 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 177 | 163 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 154 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 173 | 151 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52, and 56.5% 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 | 46 | ||
| ▲56.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲67.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.00 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.7 | +6.6 |
| Sixth form college | 51.2 | −14.7 |
| Further education | 22.9 | +2.7 |
| Other education | 1.8 | +1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 1.8 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.5 | +2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | +0.6 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further and other education | 80 | +37 |
| Further education | 67 | +54 |
| Other education | 13 | −17 |
| Employment | 7 | −19 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13 | −13 |
Ofsted
Cottenham Village College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- 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, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (307 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 61%
- Replies
- 307
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 71 parents (23%) with SEND