Bassingbourn Village College, Royston

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Bassingbourn Village College, a secondary school nestled between Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. With over 660 students from ages 11-16 years old, we are very proud to provide our local community with a comprehensive education for all."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, basketball, badminton, dance, drama, guitar, chess and Lego.

In 2026, pupils at Bassingbourn Village College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.3 in Cambridgeshire and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Cambridgeshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 47.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.15: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 22.9, against 49 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 26.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Sports Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 114 families put Bassingbourn Village College as their first choice and 217 named it as one of their preferences, for 120 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bassingbourn Village College are King James Academy Royston (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.5); and Melbourn Village College (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.7).

Bassingbourn Village College's 2026 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Bassingbourn Village College is one of 22 schools run by Anglian Learning, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50 in 2024/25.

Of the 128 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

4.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Royston Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Village College (outside), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 30 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57).

In 2024/25, Bassingbourn Village College issued 60 suspensions, 9.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bassingbourn Village College are Bassingbourn Primary School (under 0.1 miles) and Roman Way Academy (1.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.