Bassingbourn Village College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 26 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
- 137427
- Address
- South End, Bassingbourn, SG8 5NJ
- Website
- www.bassingbournvc.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 666 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.0%
White British 86.3%
Other White 4.7%
Mixed 2.8%
Unclassified 2.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
African 0.9%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.37
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| Dance | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 131 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 129 |
Admissions
Bassingbourn Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 116
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 71
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 55
Offers
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 25
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 147 74 73 |
| Year 8 | 135 74 61 |
| Year 9 | 131 70 61 |
| Year 10 | 125 65 60 |
| Year 11 | 128 54 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 88.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 27.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 58.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |