Linton Village College, Cambridge

In its own words: "Linton Village College is a comprehensive, high-achieving secondary school situated in the heart of its local community. Located in South Cambridgeshire, we are close to the borders of Essex and Suffolk and have around 830 students on roll (aged 11-16)."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, orchestra, STEM, debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Linton Village College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.3 in Cambridgeshire and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Cambridgeshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 52.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.08: pupils made about 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 33.2, against 53.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 170 families put Linton Village College as their first choice and 295 named it as one of their preferences, for 145 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 31 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Linton 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 170 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 24% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

15.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 75 pupils (9.8%) received SEN support and 37 (4.8%) 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.

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

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Linton Village Coll forecourt (in), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Linton Village College stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 15 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and drug offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57).

In 2024/25, Linton Village College issued 39 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Linton Village College are Linton CofE Infant School (0.4 miles) and Linton Heights Junior School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.