Bassingbourn Village CollegeMelbourn Village College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Royston.
Summary of the comparison
Bassingbourn Village College and Melbourn Village College are secondary schools in Royston.
Bassingbourn Village College scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Melbourn Village College scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bassingbourn Village College is ahead on our composite score.
Bassingbourn Village College was judged Good and Melbourn Village College was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.7 for Bassingbourn Village College and 43.7 for Melbourn Village College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bassingbourn Village College (53.0 in 2021-22, 44.7 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Melbourn Village College (50.4 in 2021-22, 43.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RoystonBassingbourn Village College | RoystonMelbourn Village College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100Stronger figure | D46/100 | |
| Local ranking | 25th of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | 32nd of 34 in Cambridgeshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 652 | 559 | |
| Capacity | 625 | 740 | |
| Location | Royston, SG8 5NJ | Royston, SG8 6EF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.7 Stronger figure | 43.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.3% | 44.4% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.0% | 66.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 123 | 108 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 658 | 585 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.5% | 25.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.4% | 5.3% | |
| SEN support | 12.3% | 5.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 7.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.4% | 9.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.1% | 23.5% 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
Melbourn Village College
Full profiles: Bassingbourn Village College · Melbourn Village College