Comberton Village College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
Outstanding
Nov 19 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Unique reference
136463
Address
West Street, Comberton, CB23 7DU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1962 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
51.9%
Girls
48.1%
First language not English
10.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.4%
Persistent absence
14.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 71.2%
Other White 8.8%
Mixed 7.5%
Unclassified 3.6%
Chinese 2.3%
Indian 1.8%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1.1%
Pakistani 0.7%
African 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 47%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 59%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 55.6
Local authority average 48
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.95
Local authority average 4.35
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award26
Sports StudiesTechnical Award52
Art & DesignGCSE78
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE12
BiologyGCSE117
Business Studies:SingleGCSE78
ChemistryGCSE116
ChineseGCSE4
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE48
Design & TechnologyGCSE33
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Comberton Village College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
275
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
324
2nd preference
236
3rd preference
96
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
270
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
281
143
138
Year 8
298
151
147
Year 9
300
161
139
Year 10
296
157
139
Year 11
299
158
141
Year 12
261
128
133
Year 13
227
121
106
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
94.0%
86.7%
85.5%
Further education
17.0%
28.8%
36.9%
School sixth form
41.0%
24.4%
35.2%
Sixth form college
36.0%
32.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
3.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
4.7%
5.7%
Destination unknown
0.0%
2.3%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
69.0%
61.5%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
30.0%
26.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.4%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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