Sawston Village College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 4 2023 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
- 136775
- Address
- New Road, Sawston, CB22 3BP
- Website
- http://www.sawstonvc.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1194 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.7%
- Persistent absence
- 17.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.1%
White British 67.3%
Other White 11.1%
Mixed 7.3%
Indian 4.7%
Chinese 3.3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Unclassified 1.7%
African 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.4
Local authority average 48
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.18
Local authority average 4.35
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 53 |
| Biology | GCSE | 83 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 83 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 55 |
Admissions
Sawston Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 232
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 261
- 2nd preference
- 89
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 221
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 240 111 129 |
| Year 8 | 236 119 117 |
| Year 9 | 243 132 111 |
| Year 10 | 238 123 115 |
| Year 11 | 237 119 118 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 86.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 28.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 24.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 69.0% 32.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% |