Swavesey Village College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 31 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 136580
- Address
- Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey, CB24 4RS
- Website
- http://www.swaveseyvc.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1253 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.2%
White British 75.3%
Other White 8.9%
Mixed 5.3%
Other Asian 3%
Other 1.4%
Chinese 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Black 1.2%
African 1%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.54
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.8
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.88
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 30 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 57 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 111 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 110 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 36 |
Admissions
Swavesey Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 239
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 281
- 2nd preference
- 120
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 236
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 263 135 128 |
| Year 8 | 249 108 141 |
| Year 9 | 249 135 114 |
| Year 10 | 243 125 118 |
| Year 11 | 249 130 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 88.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 14.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 27.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 55.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |