Cambourne Village College, Cambridge

In its own words: "Cambourne Village College, an academy of The Cam Academy Trust, opened in brand new premises in September 2013 with just five forms of Year 7 pupils."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Cambourne Village College; I am delighted that you would like to know more about our college. Cambourne Village College, an academy of The Cam Academy Trust, opened in brand new premises in September 2013 with just five forms of Year 7 pupils."

In 2026, pupils at Cambourne Village College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.3 in Cambridgeshire and 47 across England.

59% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Cambridgeshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 51.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.3: pupils made above 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 32.6, against 58.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 25.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 32 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Spanish and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 344 families put Cambourne Village College as their first choice and 519 named it as one of their preferences, for 289 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 62 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Cambourne Village College is one of 17 schools run by The Cam Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.5 in 2024/25.

276 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cambourne Village College (as of September 2025): 79% would recommend the school, 80% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

Of the 272 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 28% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Cambourne Village College had 111 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Cambourne Village College.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodfield Lane (near), 150 metres away.

In 2024/25, Cambourne Village College issued 132 suspensions, 9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Cambourne Village College are Monkfield Park Primary School (0.5 miles), Jeavons Wood Primary School (0.9 miles) and The Vine Inter-Church Primary School (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.