Sawtry Village Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2022
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 1 March 2022
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2022 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Sawtry Village Academy is a secondary school in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 September 2023. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2022 entry.
Sawtry Village Academy 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 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The most recent published Year 7 outcome is 2022, when every applicant was offered a place, as was the case at all 3 other Cambridgeshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2022 outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 182 first-choice applications for 173 offers; 168 offers went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 48% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cambridgeshire.
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
- Fen Lane, Sawtry, Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,101 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils speak positively of Sawtry Village Academy and are proud of its inclusive culture.”
- “One pupil commented that, ‘As a person of colour, my experience has been brilliant.”
- “This view is also reflected in comments from other pupils.”
To improve
- “There are also pupil leadership opportunities available, but these roles are not clear to all pupils.”
- “As a result, they do not always know how to contribute to the life of the school.”
- “In a small number of subjects, the delivery of the curriculum does not always address gaps in pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 October 2023 (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) | 48% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | 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: 182 first-preference applications, 173 offers in total, 168 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.
- Abbey College, Ramsey 7.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's School 7.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hinchingbrooke School 8.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sir Harry Smith Community College 10.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Ivo Academy 11.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Longsands Academy 14.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Swavesey Village College 15.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ernulf Academy 15.3 mi Not judged Last distance published