Bottisham Village College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 26 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
- 136677
- Address
- Lode Road, Bottisham, CB25 9DL
- Website
- http://www.bottishamvc.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1465 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 9.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.4%
- Persistent absence
- 20.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.8%
White British 74.7%
Other White 8.6%
Mixed 5.5%
Indian 2.2%
Other Asian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.8%
Chinese 1.6%
African 1.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.1
Local authority average 48
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.53
Local authority average 4.35
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 110 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 151 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 109 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 34 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 288 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 282 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 65 |
Admissions
Bottisham Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 280
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 213
- 2nd preference
- 115
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 83
Offers
- 1st preference
- 213
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 45
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 299 157 142 |
| Year 8 | 296 153 143 |
| Year 9 | 287 141 146 |
| Year 10 | 289 156 133 |
| Year 11 | 294 131 163 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 86.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 28.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 24.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 46.0% 32.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.3% 3.0% |