Comberton Village College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2019
7.795 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 1 March 2019
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2019 (miles)
Comberton Village College is a secondary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2019 entry.
Comberton Village College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2019 | 7.795 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 4.6 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2019 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 7.795 miles away, the 2nd longest of 9 Cambridgeshire secondary schools with a published last distance, and further out than in 2018.
- 2024/25: 59% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cambridgeshire.
- Year 7 2026 had 309 first-choice applications for 281 offers; 277 offers went to first-choice families and 32 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 12.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cambridgeshire is 19.1%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- West Street, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7DU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,981 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at Comberton Village College.”
- “The school has very high expectations, both of how pupils should conduct themselves, and how much they can achieve.”
- “Pupils strive successfully to meet these expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 59% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 309 first-preference applications, 281 offers in total, 277 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Cambourne Village College 4.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Trumpington Community College 4.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Chesterton Community College 5.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parkside Community College 5.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology 5.6 mi School remains Good
- North Cambridge Academy 5.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Coleridge Community College 6.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Impington Village College 6.3 mi Not judged Last distance published