Impington Village College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2019
1.493 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 1 March 2019
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2019 (miles)
Impington 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 11 February 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2019 entry.
Impington 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 | 1.493 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 2.351 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2019, the last child offered a place lived 1.493 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 9 Cambridgeshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- 66% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (2024/25), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cambridgeshire.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 267 first-choice applications for 232 offers: 211 offers went to first-choice families and 56 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 12.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (January 2026), against a middle figure of 28.8% across 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
- New Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9LX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,446 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “The school promotes a broad range of attributes alongside academic success.”
- “There is a strong sense of community.”
- “There are opportunities built into the curriculum for creativity, activity and service so all pupils get a wide range of experiences.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2025 (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) | 66% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 58.6 | 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: 267 first-preference applications, 232 offers in total, 211 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.
- North Cambridge Academy 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chesterton Community College 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cottenham Village College 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkside Community College 3.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Coleridge Community College 4.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Bede's Inter-Church School 4.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Trumpington Community College 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Netherhall School 5.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published