Cambourne Village College
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–18 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2019
6.594 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 1 March 2019
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2019 (miles)
Cambourne Village College is a secondary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–18 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2019 entry.
Cambourne 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 | 6.594 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 3.537 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 entry in 2019, the last child offered a place lived 6.594 miles away, the 3rd longest of 9 Cambridgeshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 2026: 344 first-choice applications for 289 offers; 282 offers went to first-choice families and 62 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 4th 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
- Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6FR
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,626 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “Cambourne Village College has created a culture where difference is not just valued but celebrated.”
- “Pupils are highly supportive of their peers and are excellent ambassadors, keen to contribute to the wider life of the school.”
- “Pupils, leaders and teachers work together to create a feeling of community, where pupils are confident to ‘be who they want to be’.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 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) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.7 | 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: 344 first-preference applications, 289 offers in total, 282 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.
- Comberton Village College 4.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Swavesey Village College 6.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Longsands Academy 7.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Ivo Academy 7.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ernulf Academy 7.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chesterton Community College 8.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Impington Village College 8.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parkside Community College 9.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published