Cottenham Village College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 17 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
- 137434
- Address
- High Street, Cottenham, CB24 8UA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 877 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.7%
- Girls
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.7%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.3%
White British 76.7%
Other White 8.9%
Mixed 6.7%
African 1.7%
Indian 1.4%
Other Asian 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.4
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.82
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 8 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 168 |
Admissions
Cottenham Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 78
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 158
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 108 71 |
| Year 8 | 178 80 98 |
| Year 9 | 171 95 76 |
| Year 10 | 173 86 87 |
| Year 11 | 176 102 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 88.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 27.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 60.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |