Bassingbourn Village College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Royston, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2019
2.016 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 1 March 2019
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2019 (miles)
Bassingbourn Village College is a secondary school in Royston, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2019 entry.
Bassingbourn 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 | 2.016 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 2.826 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2019 lived 2.016 miles away, the 4th shortest of 9 Cambridgeshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2019 last distance, and nearer than in 2018.
- For Year 7 in 2026, the school had 114 first-choice applications for 120 offers; 108 offers went to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 84 of the 217 applications (39%) came from families living outside Cambridgeshire, and 46 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 3rd lowest 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
- South End, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5NJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 652 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils who attend Bassingbourn Village College are proud to be part of their school.”
- “They understand the importance of looking after one another.”
- “They celebrate each other’s successes and work together to overcome difficulties.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers spend too long on activities where pupils finish quickly.”
- “This means that pupils have to wait.”
- “Some get bored, lose interest and disrupt others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 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) | 52% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.5 | 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: 114 first-preference applications, 120 offers in total, 108 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.
- Melbourn Village College 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Comberton Village College 8.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cambourne Village College 9.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sawston Village College 10.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Trumpington Community College 10.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology 10.9 mi School remains Good
- Parkside Community College 12.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- The Netherhall School 12.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published