Sawston Village College, Cambridge

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Sawston Village College, a 1130- pupil 11-16 mixed academy, 7 miles south of the iconic city of Cambridge and part of Anglian Learning , a highly successful school trust. We are a proud and happy College, fully committed to inclusive, comprehensive education for all."

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

In 2026, pupils at Sawston Village College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.3 in Cambridgeshire and 47 across England.

60% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Cambridgeshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 55.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.87: 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 34.9, against 58.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 23.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 238 families put Sawston Village College as their first choice and 351 named it as one of their preferences, for 231 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 19 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Sawston Village College are Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 62.1); The Netherhall School (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.8); Trumpington Community College (4.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.6); and St Bede's Inter-Church School (4.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.9).

Sawston Village College's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Sawston 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 206 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 10% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

16.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 10.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (68%), Mixed (8%) and Asian (8%).

The nearest railway station is Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is West Moor Avenue (opposite), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 25 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57).

In 2024/25, Sawston Village College issued 74 suspensions, 6.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Sawston Village College are The Bellbird Primary School (0.3 miles), The Icknield Primary School (0.7 miles), William Westley Church of England VC Primary School (1 mile) and Stapleford Community Primary School (1.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.