Comberton Village College
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B74
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Cambridge, CB23 7DU
- Distance
- 7.4km away
Cambourne Village College
Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6FR
Local ranking9th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1250
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 11 March 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 11 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 53.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 59.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 76.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 275
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1461
- Boys
- 836 (51%)
- Girls
- 790 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1250 (130% full)
- SEND
- 13.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 16.4%
- EAL
- 24.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.5%
- SEN Support
- 8.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 89.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,964/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 15.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 58.4%
- White Other: 8.3%
- Asian Chinese: 8.1%
- Asian Indian: 6.8%
- Mixed Other: 5.0%
- Asian Other: 3.8%
- Other: 2.1%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.0%
58.4%
White British
8.3%
White Other
8.1%
Asian Chinese
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Sheepfold Lane
Cambridge, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 139408
- UKPRN
- 10041662
- Establishment No.
- 4006
- Trust
- THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
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