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Impington Village College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

New Road, Impington, Cambridge CB24 9LX · impington.cambs.sch.uk · 01223 200400

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
58.6
average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
Last distance offered
1.96 mi
3.15 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 8OCF · Cambridgeshire Council
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,446
76 over 1,370 places · 106%
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
13.8%
First language not English
15.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Eastern Learning Alliance

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 8OCF” went to a home 1.96 mi (3.15 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 267 families put the school first and 232 places were offered; 79% 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: 264 (Places 221)264September 2023: 297 (Places 218)297September 2024: 246 (Places 213)246September 2025: 294 (Places 229)294September 2026: 267 (Places 232)267Places 232
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262322671.2▲79%
September 2025Sept 20252292941.3▲75%
September 2024Sept 20242132461.2▲81%
September 2023Sept 20232182971.4▲70%
September 2022Sept 20222212641.2▲80%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Criterion 8OCFDistance
September 20261.96 mi3.15 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58.6, and 66.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.

In 2023/24 the average A level result was grade C- (25 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: 56.2 (England 46.3)56.22017/18: 54.5 (England 46.5)54.52018/19: 57.6 (England 46.7)57.62021/22: 62.2 (England 48.8)62.22022/23: 56.8 (England 46.3)56.82023/24: 57.9 (England 45.9)57.92024/25: 58.6 (England 46.0)58.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲58.646.0
▲66.1%45.4%
▲77.5%64.8%
▲74.6%40.5%
▲5.694.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form13.5−1.5
Sixth form college59.5−1.4
Further education16+3.4
Other education2.1+1.6
Apprenticeship2.1−1.3
Employment1.7−2.2
Not in a lasting destination2.5+0.1
Activity not captured2.5+1.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

All academic average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 32.8 (England 30.6)C+2016/17: 34.8 (England 31.3)C+2017/18: 35.6 (England 32.3)B-2018/19: 34.9 (England 33.0)C+2021/22: 36.8 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 34.4 (England 34.3)C+2023/24: 34.1 (England 34.5)C+2024/25: 31.8 (England 35.1)C+England 35.1
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
109 studentsC+ (31.8)Below average -0.45
58 studentsMerit (26.2)Well below average -0.71
91.5%finished their course
Earlier years: All academicStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2486C+ (34.1)-0.33
2022/23104C+ (34.4)—
2021/2292B- (36.8)—
2018/1999C+ (34.9)+0.06
2017/1893B- (35.6)+0.18
2016/1789C+ (34.8)+0.13
2015/16117C+ (32.8)+0.01

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University58.3+30.7
Further education2.1−2
Apprenticeship1+0.2
Employment13.5−19
Not in a lasting destination15.6+6.7
Activity not captured9.4−16.6

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Impington Village College on 11 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
11 Feb 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2006Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (211 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
90%
Replies
211
15% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●86% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲82% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲85% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲59% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼63% agreeEngland 67%

based on 57 parents (27%) with SEND

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