Impington Village CollegeNorth Cambridge Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cambridge.
Summary of the comparison
Impington Village College and North Cambridge Academy are secondary schools in Cambridge.
Impington Village College scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and North Cambridge Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Impington Village College is ahead on our composite score.
Impington Village College was judged exceptional and North Cambridge Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 58.6 for Impington Village College and 43.9 for North Cambridge Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Impington Village College (62.2 in 2021-22, 58.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at North Cambridge Academy (47.2 in 2021-22, 43.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CambridgeImpington Village College | CambridgeNorth Cambridge Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B76/100Stronger figure | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | 23rd of 34 in Cambridgeshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,449 | 689 | |
| Capacity | 1,370 | 750 | |
| Location | Cambridge, CB24 9LX | Cambridge, CB4 2JF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 58.6 Stronger figure | 43.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66.1% Stronger figure | 35.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77.5% Stronger figure | 51.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 74.6% Stronger figure | 16.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.69 Stronger figure | 3.48 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 236 | 125 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 1 | Not reported | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,449 | 689 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.9% | 50.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.2% | 34.1% | |
| SEN support | 9.7% | 17.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 8.1% | 7.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.6% Stronger figure | 10.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.3% Stronger figure | 27.8% | 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.
Impington Village College
North Cambridge Academy
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