Cambourne Village College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 139408
- Address
- Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne, CB23 6FR
- Website
- http://www.cambournevc.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1461 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 24%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.6%
White British 52.2%
Unclassified 10.7%
Other White 7.5%
Chinese 7.2%
Mixed 6.9%
Indian 6.1%
Other Asian 3.4%
Pakistani 1.8%
African 1.8%
Other 1.8%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.7
Local authority average 48
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.66
Local authority average 4.35
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 27 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 4 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 55 |
| Biology | GCSE | 70 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Cambourne Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 279
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 291
- 2nd preference
- 126
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 272
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 291 149 142 |
| Year 8 | 290 144 146 |
| Year 9 | 277 160 117 |
| Year 10 | 280 134 146 |
| Year 11 | 250 126 124 |
| Year 12 | 73 38 35 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 86.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 28.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 24.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 38.0% 32.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.3% 3.0% |