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
- 1452 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 77.5%
Other White 8.9%
Mixed 4.7%
Indian 2%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Asian 1.2%
Chinese 1.1%
Pakistani 0.9%
African 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.6
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.29
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 90 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 90 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Dance | GCSE | 7 |
| English Language | GCSE | 231 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 223 |
Admissions
Bottisham Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 290
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 299
- 2nd preference
- 106
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 135
Offers
- 1st preference
- 273
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 71
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 297 157 140 |
| Year 8 | 298 148 150 |
| Year 9 | 289 155 134 |
| Year 10 | 289 131 158 |
| Year 11 | 279 135 144 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 88.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 27.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 54.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.7% 1.0% |