Cottenham Village College, Cambridge

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 11 March 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Cottenham Village College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.3 in Cambridgeshire and 47 across England.

57% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Cambridgeshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 52.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.26: 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 37.1, against 56 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 104 families put Cottenham Village College as their first choice and 197 named it as one of their preferences, for 142 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Cottenham Village College are Northstowe Learning Community (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.8); Impington Village College (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 61.4); North Cambridge Academy (3.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.6); and Chesterton Community College (4.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.4).

Cottenham Village College's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Cottenham Village College is one of 26 schools run by Astrea Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.9 in 2024/25.

Of the 170 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

10.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (71%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 119 pupils (13.8%) received SEN support and 23 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Waterbeach Rail Station, about 3.3 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bramley Close (near), 190 metres away.

In 2024/25, Cottenham Village College issued 237 suspensions, 27 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Cottenham Village College are Cottenham Primary School (0.4 miles) and Histon and Impington Park Primary School (1.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.