Sawston Village College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 5 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
- 1162 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 11.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
White British 69.5%
Other White 10.7%
Mixed 7%
Indian 4%
Chinese 2.6%
Other Asian 2%
Unclassified 1.8%
African 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.73
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 64%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.3
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.44
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 50 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 74 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 72 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 73 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 38 |
Admissions
Sawston Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 233
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 70
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 220
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 240 122 118 |
| Year 8 | 240 131 109 |
| Year 9 | 239 122 117 |
| Year 10 | 237 117 120 |
| Year 11 | 206 105 101 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 88.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 16.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 27.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 66.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |