Impington Village College, Cambridge

In its own words: "Impington Village College is an outstanding and innovative learning community that is truly inclusive, inspirational and international. We support our students in becoming globally-minded, critical thinking and caring individuals, who are ready for a world post-education. Impington Village College is proud to be an IB World School since 1991."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our long history as an IB World School allows us to be part of a global community, united by the mission of creating ‘a better world through education, and rooted in the principles of academic rigour and a broad, values-based education."

Coming up: an open evening on Monday 2 November 2026, an open evening on Friday 13 November 2026, an open evening on Monday 23 November 2026 and an open evening on Tuesday 24 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Impington Village College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 61.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.3 in Cambridgeshire and 47 across England.

72% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Cambridgeshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 58.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.65: pupils made well 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 41.2, against 64 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 22.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 29 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 267 families put Impington Village College as their first choice and 584 named it as one of their preferences, for 232 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 56 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Impington Village College are North Cambridge Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.6); Chesterton Community College (2.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.4); Cottenham Village College (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.9); and Parkside Community College (3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.9).

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

Impington Village College is one of 8 schools run by Eastern Learning Alliance, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.7 in 2024/25.

211 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Impington Village College (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 69% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (69%).

Of the 237 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 16% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 96 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 58% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 27% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

12.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 127 pupils (8.8%) received SEN support and 121 (8.4%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Impington Village College has a resourced provision for physical disability.

The nearest railway station is Cambridge North Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Village College (outside), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Impington Village College stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Impington Village College issued 55 suspensions, 3.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Impington Village College are Histon and Impington Brook Primary School (0.5 miles), Histon and Impington Park Primary School (0.8 miles), Orchard Park Community Primary School (1 mile) and St Laurence Catholic Primary School (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.