Sawtry Village AcademyHampton Gardens Secondary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Sawtry Village Academy and Hampton Gardens Secondary School are secondary schools.
Sawtry Village Academy scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hampton Gardens Secondary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sawtry Village Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Sawtry Village Academy was judged Good and Hampton Gardens Secondary School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.4 for Sawtry Village Academy and 47.0 for Hampton Gardens Secondary School.
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 Hampton Gardens Secondary School (51.1 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HuntingdonSawtry Village Academy | PeterboroughHampton Gardens Secondary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 34 in Cambridgeshire | 4th of 14 in Peterborough | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,085 | 1,264 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,500 | |
| Location | Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ | Peterborough, PE7 8HR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.4 Stronger figure | 47.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47.8% | 48.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.0% Stronger figure | 68.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 50.9% Stronger figure | 25.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.43 Stronger figure | 4.02 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 159 | 208 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 78 | 98 | |
| A-level average points | 33.8 Stronger figure | 29.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.4 Stronger figure | 29.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 22.2% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,085 | 1,264 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.2% | 22.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.1% | 9.3% | |
| SEN support | 5.2% | 10.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 4.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% | 7.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.0% | 17.8% 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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