Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Linton Village College

11–16Ages
766Pupils
SecondaryPhase
136442URN

Cambridge Road, Linton, Cambridge, CB21 4JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 above Cambridgeshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cambridgeshire

295 applications for 145 places · 7th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

48.8of 90

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

19th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Cambridgeshire median (1.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

295 applications · 145 places offered · 170 named it first

2026 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2025 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2021 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2020 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2019 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2018 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2017 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2016 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2014 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	145	295	2.0	170	1.17
Sep 2025	131	266	2.0	138	1.05
Sep 2024	146	269	1.8	149	1.02
Sep 2023	161	293	1.8	180	1.12
Sep 2022	163	308	1.9	165	1.01
Sep 2021	145	279	1.9	130	0.90
Sep 2020	163	336	2.1	180	1.10
Sep 2019	159	383	2.4	197	1.24
Sep 2018	161	341	2.1	182	1.13
Sep 2017	166	360	2.2	186	1.12
Sep 2016	152	343	2.3	155	1.02
Sep 2015	156	273	1.8	151	0.97
Sep 2014	170	269	1.6	165	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

143 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.819th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%20th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths69%

Cambridgeshire 71% England 66%

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.08

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	143	48.8	49%	69%	–
2024/25	164	52.4	56%	71%	–
2023/24	170	47.2	45%	65%	−0.08
2022/23	170	50.9	55%	74%	+0.10

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Linton Village CollegeThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
Sawston Village College
8.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
Saffron Walden County High School
9.5 km · Essex

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
Castle Manor Academy
10.8 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
The Netherhall School
11.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Samuel Ward Academy
12.1 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.3applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
12.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

62.1Attainment 8
St Bede's Inter-Church School
12.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 62.9Attainment 8
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
13.0 km · Essex

Good2023

2.7applications per place 50.7Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136442 · 873/5416
Trust: Anglian Learning
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 918 pupils · 766 on roll
Free school meals: 15.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2011
Replaced: Linton Village College (URN 110862)
Address: Cambridge Road, Linton, Cambridge, CB21 4JB
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources