Impington Village College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 6 2019 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
1432 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
53.6%
Girls
46.4%
First language not English
14.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.4%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 66.5%
Other White 15.6%
Mixed 6.5%
Chinese 2.8%
Other Asian 1.6%
Indian 1.5%
African 1.2%
Other 1%
Unclassified 1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.65
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.21
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 73%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 59%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 56.8
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 5.51
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Speech & DramaTechnical Award10
Sports StudiesTechnical Award35
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)16
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE29
BiologyGCSE65
Business Studies:SingleGCSE70
ChemistryGCSE65
ChineseGCSE2
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE8
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE54
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Impington Village College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
213
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
246
2nd preference
215
3rd preference
159
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
200
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
240
122
118
Year 8
240
132
108
Year 9
240
137
103
Year 10
238
112
126
Year 11
240
142
98
Year 12
139
86
53
Year 13
95
37
58
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
87.0%
85.6%
Further education
13.0%
27.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
15.0%
24.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
60.0%
34.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
4.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
63.0%
67.2%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
26.0%
28.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.8%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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