Impington Village College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Feb 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 137826
- Address
- New Road, Impington, CB24 9LX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1449 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.9%
- Girls
- 45.1%
- First language not English
- 14.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 64.8%
Other White 16.2%
Mixed 7%
Chinese 2.7%
Other Asian 2%
Indian 1.6%
African 1.3%
Other 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 75%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.5
Local authority average 48
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.68
Local authority average 4.35
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 22 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 78 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 70 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 78 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
Admissions
Impington Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 229
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 294
- 2nd preference
- 211
- 3rd preference
- 157
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 221
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 241 140 101 |
| Year 8 | 242 127 115 |
| Year 9 | 240 128 112 |
| Year 10 | 237 137 100 |
| Year 11 | 237 114 123 |
| Year 12 | 132 76 56 |
| Year 13 | 120 74 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 86.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 28.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 24.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 60.0% 32.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 56.0% 61.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 26.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.4% 2.4% |