Sawtry Village AcademyAbbey College, Ramsey
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Sawtry Village Academy and Abbey College, Ramsey are secondary schools.
Sawtry Village Academy scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Abbey College, Ramsey scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sawtry Village Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Sawtry Village Academy was judged Good and Abbey College, Ramsey was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.4 for Sawtry Village Academy and 46.1 for Abbey College, Ramsey.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Sawtry Village Academy (51.0 in 2021-22, 49.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Abbey College, Ramsey (50.3 in 2021-22, 46.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HuntingdonSawtry Village Academy | RamseyAbbey College, Ramsey | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure | 22nd of 34 in Cambridgeshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,085 | 1,056 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,250 | |
| Location | Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ | Ramsey, PE26 1DG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.4 Stronger figure | 46.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47.8% Stronger figure | 45.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.0% Stronger figure | 68.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 50.9% | 72.5% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.43 Stronger figure | 4.10 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 159 | 189 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 78 | 35 | |
| A-level average points | 33.8 Stronger figure | 31.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.4 Stronger figure | 33.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 22.2% Stronger figure | 11.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,085 | 1,056 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.2% | 26.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.1% | 5.3% | |
| SEN support | 5.2% | 3.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% | 7.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.0% | 18.6% 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
A-level average points
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.
Sawtry Village Academy
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