Bassingbourn Village CollegeKing James Academy Royston
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Royston.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Bassingbourn Village College and King James Academy Royston in Royston.
Bassingbourn Village College scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and King James Academy Royston scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Bassingbourn Village College was judged Good and King James Academy Royston was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.5 for Bassingbourn Village College and 40.3 for King James Academy Royston.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bassingbourn Village College (53.0 in 2021-22, 47.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at King James Academy Royston (43.2 in 2021-22, 40.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RoystonBassingbourn Village College | RoystonKing James Academy Royston | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100 | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 21st of 34 in Cambridgeshire | 47th of 81 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | All-through | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 9-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 658 | 939 | |
| Capacity | 625 | 1,321 | |
| Location | Royston, SG8 5NJ | Royston, SG8 7JH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.5 Stronger figure | 40.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51.6% Stronger figure | 34.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72.1% Stronger figure | 52.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.9% Stronger figure | 24.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.26 Stronger figure | 3.52 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 122 | 93 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 51.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 2.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 658 | 939 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.5% | 21.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.4% | 6.5% | |
| SEN support | 12.3% | 13.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.4% | 7.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.1% | 20.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bassingbourn Village College
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