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Melbourn Village College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
The Moor, Melbourn, Royston SG8 6EF · melbournvc.org · 01763 223400
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 559
- 76% of 740 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 70 families put the school first and 102 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 | 102 | 70 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 140 | 84 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 136 | 106 | 0.8 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 146 | 105 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 133 | 103 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.3, and 37.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼29.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.70 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.1 | −6.4 |
| Sixth form college | 42.3 | −11.8 |
| Further education | 29.9 | +4.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | — |
| Employment | 4.4 | +1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.2 | +8.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Melbourn Village College on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jul 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Dec 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jun 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Jul 2023Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
43% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (189 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 43%
- Replies
- 189
- 32% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 47 parents (25%) with SEND