Comberton Village CollegeMelbourn Village College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Comberton Village College and Melbourn Village College are secondary schools.
Comberton Village College scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Melbourn Village College scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Comberton Village College is ahead on our composite score.
Comberton Village College was judged exceptional and Melbourn Village College was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.7 for Comberton Village College and 42.3 for Melbourn 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 Melbourn Village College (50.4 in 2021-22, 42.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CambridgeComberton Village College | RoystonMelbourn Village College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B74/100Stronger figure | D47/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | 31st of 34 in Cambridgeshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,962 | 585 | |
| Capacity | 1,700 | 740 | |
| Location | Cambridge, CB23 7DU | Royston, SG8 6EF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.7 Stronger figure | 42.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58.6% Stronger figure | 37.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.4% Stronger figure | 52.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.5% Stronger figure | 29.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.96 Stronger figure | 3.70 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 297 | 109 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 178 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 37.8 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 15.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,962 | 585 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.3% | 25.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.5% | 5.3% | |
| SEN support | 4.4% | 5.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.6% | 7.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.9% Stronger figure | 9.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.1% Stronger figure | 23.5% | 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
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