Bottisham Village CollegeNewmarket Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Bottisham Village College and Newmarket Academy are secondary schools.
Bottisham Village College scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Newmarket Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bottisham Village College is ahead on our composite score.
Bottisham Village College was judged Requires improvement and Newmarket Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.7 for Bottisham Village College and 43.6 for Newmarket Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bottisham Village College (53.2 in 2021-22, 50.7 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Newmarket Academy (43.5 in 2021-22, 43.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CambridgeBottisham Village College | NewmarketNewmarket Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 27th of 34 in Cambridgeshire | 26th of 43 in Suffolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,396 | 797 | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | 900 | |
| Location | Cambridge, CB25 9DL | Newmarket, CB8 0EB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.7 Stronger figure | 43.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.4% Stronger figure | 37.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.0% Stronger figure | 62.1% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 290 | 161 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,465 | 813 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.8% | 21.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.1% | 20.8% | |
| SEN support | 16.8% | 12.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 7.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.7% | 20.0% 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.
Bottisham Village College
Newmarket Academy
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