Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Comberton Village College

11–18Ages
1,981Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136463URN

West Street, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.6 above Cambridgeshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cambridgeshire

607 applications for 281 places · 5th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

56.8of 90

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

7th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.6 above Cambridgeshire median (1.6) close to England median (2.2)

607 applications · 281 places offered · 309 named it first

2026 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2025 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
2024 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2023 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2022 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2021 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2020 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2019 2.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2018 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2017 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2016 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2015 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2014 2.2; 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	281	607	2.2	309	1.10
Sep 2025	275	658	2.4	324	1.18
Sep 2024	256	652	2.6	312	1.22
Sep 2023	267	677	2.5	333	1.25
Sep 2022	254	653	2.6	347	1.37
Sep 2021	247	619	2.5	297	1.20
Sep 2020	247	617	2.5	313	1.27
Sep 2019	235	608	2.6	301	1.28
Sep 2018	274	613	2.2	294	1.07
Sep 2017	251	548	2.2	269	1.07
Sep 2016	246	565	2.3	273	1.11
Sep 2015	231	481	2.1	224	0.97
Sep 2014	243	523	2.2	238	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

292 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)56.87th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths61%8th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths75%

Cambridgeshire 71% England 66%

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.42

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	292	56.8	61%	75%	–
2024/25	297	55.7	59%	76%	–
2023/24	295	55.8	66%	77%	+0.42
2022/23	290	56.0	59%	80%	+0.47

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

Comberton Village CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Cambourne Village College
7.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
Trumpington Community College
7.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 56.6Attainment 8
Chesterton Community College
8.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 65.4Attainment 8
Parkside Community College
8.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Outstanding2023

4.8applications per place 65.9Attainment 8
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
9.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

62.1Attainment 8
North Cambridge Academy
9.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
Coleridge Community College
9.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 58.7Attainment 8
Impington Village College
10.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 61.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136463 · 873/5406
Trust: The Cam Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,700 pupils · 1,981 on roll
Free school meals: 14.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 February 2011
Replaced: Comberton Village College (URN 110900)
Address: West Street, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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