Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Swavesey Village College

11–16Ages
1,254Pupils
SecondaryPhase
136580URN

Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cambridgeshire

433 applications for 259 places · 17th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

55.7of 90

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

9th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 30 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

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

433 applications · 259 places offered · 245 named it first

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

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	259	433	1.7	245	0.95
Sep 2025	252	419	1.7	241	0.96
Sep 2024	239	461	1.9	281	1.18
Sep 2023	234	470	2.0	279	1.19
Sep 2022	235	419	1.8	260	1.11
Sep 2021	235	418	1.8	256	1.09
Sep 2020	229	364	1.6	210	0.92
Sep 2019	242	424	1.8	266	1.10
Sep 2018	250	401	1.6	253	1.01
Sep 2017	264	400	1.5	274	1.04
Sep 2016	268	457	1.7	279	1.04
Sep 2015	235	391	1.7	265	1.13
Sep 2014	275	461	1.7	308	1.12

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

240 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)55.79th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths59%12th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths78%

Cambridgeshire 71% England 66%

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.55

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	240	55.7	59%	78%	–
2024/25	245	54.6	59%	79%	–
2023/24	249	53.5	57%	76%	+0.55
2022/23	263	53.8	59%	80%	+0.54

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

Swavesey Village CollegeThis school
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Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 55.7Attainment 8
Northstowe Learning Community
5.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 52.8Attainment 8
St Ivo Academy
6.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Cottenham Village College
9.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Impington Village College
9.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 61.4Attainment 8
Cambourne Village College
10.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
North Cambridge Academy
12.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
Chesterton Community College
12.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 65.4Attainment 8
Comberton Village College
12.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 56.8Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136580 · 873/4007
Trust: Meridian Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,350 pupils · 1,254 on roll
Free school meals: 15.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Swavesey Village College (URN 110863)
Address: Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RS
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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