Cambourne Village College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 14 2015 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 139408
- Address
- Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne, CB23 6FR
- Website
- http://www.cambournevc.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1380 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 23.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.1%
- Persistent absence
- 18.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.8%
White British 50.6%
Unclassified 15.6%
Mixed 7.2%
Other White 6.7%
Chinese 6.4%
Indian 4.9%
Other Asian 3.6%
Pakistani 1.7%
Other 1.7%
African 1.1%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.2
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.54
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 25 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 99 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 67 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 82 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 7 |
Admissions
Cambourne Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 281
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 291
- 2nd preference
- 110
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 270
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 292 148 144 |
| Year 8 | 278 157 121 |
| Year 9 | 286 137 149 |
| Year 10 | 251 127 124 |
| Year 11 | 273 145 128 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 88.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 29.0% 27.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 46.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 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 | SP 0.7% 1.0% |