Bassingbourn Village College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Royston, SG8 5NJ
- Distance
- 4.1km away
King James Academy Royston
Garden Walk, Royston, SG8 7JH
Local ranking47th of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Good
All-through
Phase
1321
Capacity
9-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 51.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 2.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 72.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 73.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 59.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 64.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 102.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 103.0
- Cohort Size
- 163
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 40.3 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 34.4% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 52.7% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 24.7% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.5 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 93
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 100.0%
- Higher education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 8.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
A-Level Results
2023-24*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results
- 16-18 Cohort
- 28
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 939
- Boys
- 480 (51%)
- Girls
- 459 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1321 (71% full)
- SEND
- 16.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.0%
- EAL
- 6.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 13.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 42.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,100/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 83.5%
- White Other: 4.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.5%
- Asian Other: 1.4%
- Black African: 1.4%
- Asian Indian: 1.1%
- Black Other: 1.1%
83.5%
White British
4.7%
White Other
1.7%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 137656
- UKPRN
- 10035748
- Establishment No.
- 4140
- Trust
- THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
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