Swavesey Village College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 30 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
- 1246 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.4%
- Persistent absence
- 17.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.3%
White British 74.4%
Other White 8.3%
Mixed 5.4%
Other Asian 3.3%
Unclassified 1.9%
African 1.7%
Other Black 1.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 56%
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 54.5
Local authority average 48
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.97
Local authority average 4.35
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 54 |
| Biology | GCSE | 99 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 99 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 46 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| Dance | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
Swavesey Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 252
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 241
- 2nd preference
- 106
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 241
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 251 132 119 |
| Year 8 | 259 135 124 |
| Year 9 | 246 107 139 |
| Year 10 | 245 129 116 |
| Year 11 | 245 127 118 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 86.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 28.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 21.0% 24.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 32.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% |