Bottisham Village College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Bottisham Village College is a secondary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 26 March 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,396 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 26 March 2024
Strengths
- “The school sets high expectations for pupils’ success.”
- “Many pupils do well in examinations and develop an impressive range of skills and attributes.”
- “A wide range of popular clubs and trips are provided.”
To improve
- “However, support in class for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is not always as good as it should be.”
- “Some classes are varied and interesting but in others time is not used as effectively.”
- “However, bullying by a minority of pupils does happen.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 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) | 58% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.1 | 46 |
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: 194 first-preference applications, 250 offers in total, 194 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2018 to 2026, as Cambridgeshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- St Bede's Inter-Church School 4.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Coleridge Community College 4.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Netherhall School 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- North Cambridge Academy 5.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Parkside Community College 5.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Chesterton Community College 5.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology 6.0 mi School remains Good
- Impington Village College 6.1 mi Not judged Last distance published