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Cambourne Village College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne, Cambridge CB23 6FR · cambournevc.org · 01954 284000
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 6.64 mi
- 10.69 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 7OC · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,626
- 376 over 1,250 places · 130%
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
- First language not English
- 23.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 7OC” went to a home 6.64 mi (10.69 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 344 families put the school first and 289 places were offered; 82% 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 | 289 | 344 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 279 | 291 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 281 | 291 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 279 | 254 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 255 | 259 | 1▲ | 91% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 7OC | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 6.64 mi10.69 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.7, and 56.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲50.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.66 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 24.6 | −2.7 |
| Sixth form college | 38.6 | −5.4 |
| Further education | 27.6 | +8 |
| Other education | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.2 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Cambourne Village College on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (276 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 276
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 66 parents (24%) with SEND