Coleridge Community CollegeBottisham Village College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cambridge.
Summary of the comparison
Coleridge Community College and Bottisham Village College are secondary schools in Cambridge.
Coleridge Community College scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bottisham Village College scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Coleridge Community College is ahead on our composite score.
Coleridge Community College was judged Good and Bottisham Village College was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 58.7 for Coleridge Community College and 50.7 for Bottisham Village College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Coleridge Community College (45.7 in 2021-22, 58.7 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Bottisham Village College (53.2 in 2021-22, 50.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CambridgeColeridge Community College | CambridgeBottisham Village College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 15th of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | 27th 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 | 553 | 1,396 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 1,500 | |
| Location | Cambridge, CB1 3RJ | Cambridge, CB25 9DL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 58.7 Stronger figure | 50.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 74.3% Stronger figure | 53.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.7% Stronger figure | 71.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 109 | 290 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 571 | 1,465 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.9% | 20.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 34.3% | 9.1% | |
| SEN support | 17.3% | 16.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.9% | 8.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.0% | 21.7% 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.
Coleridge Community College
Bottisham Village College
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