Cottenham Village College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Cottenham Village College is a secondary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 October 2023. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Cottenham 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 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | 4.892 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 6.348 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at all 11 other Cambridgeshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In both 2018 and 2019, places ran out and a last distance was published for Year 7.
- For Year 7 in 2026, the school had 104 first-choice applications for 142 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 38 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd 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
- High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8UA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 860 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 October 2023
Strengths
- “Cottenham is an aspirational and inclusive school where pupils enjoy learning.”
- “Pupils value education and work hard to achieve the high standards the school sets for them.”
- “Pupils demonstrate curiosity in lessons and ask interesting questions about what they are studying.”
To improve
- “Some parents report concerns about the school’s work for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and parents’ inability to get appointments to discuss issues with leaders.”
- “Some teachers do not fully understand, and therefore do not provide for, the exact needs of some pupils.”
- “There is still more work to do to reassure some parents.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 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) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52 | 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: 104 first-preference applications, 142 offers in total, 104 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.
- Impington Village College 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North Cambridge Academy 3.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chesterton Community College 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parkside Community College 5.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Swavesey Village College 5.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Coleridge Community College 6.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Bede's Inter-Church School 6.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bottisham Village College 6.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published