Comberton Village CollegeCambourne Village College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cambridge.

Summary of the comparison

Comberton Village College and Cambourne Village College are secondary schools in Cambridge.

  • Comberton Village College scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Cambourne Village College scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Comberton Village College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Comberton Village College was judged exceptional and Cambourne Village College was judged exceptional.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.7 for Comberton Village College and 51.7 for Cambourne Village College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Comberton Village College (60.2 in 2021-22, 55.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cambourne Village College (55.7 in 2021-22, 51.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Comberton Village College versus Cambourne Village College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CambridgeComberton Village CollegeCambridgeCambourne Village CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100Stronger figureB72/100
Local ranking7th of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure9th of 34 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeAcademy converter Free schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,962 1,461
Capacity1,700 1,250
LocationCambridge, CB23 7DU Cambridge, CB23 6FR
GCSE results
Attainment 855.7 Stronger figure51.7 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths58.6% Stronger figure56.9% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths76.4% Stronger figure72.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc46.5% 50.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.96 Stronger figure4.66 4.09
Cohort297 248
A-level results
A-level entries178 Not reported
A-level average points37.8 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points37.5 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects15.3% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,962 1,461
Free school meals (ever 6)12.3% 16.4%
English as an additional language10.5% 24.0%
SEN support4.4% 8.6%
SEN with an EHC plan7.6% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.9% Stronger figure7.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.1% Stronger figure15.5% 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.

Comberton Village College

Cambourne Village College

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