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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 April 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 27 February 2013Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry217 applications · 120 places offered · 114 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2025 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
- 2024 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2023 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2022 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2021 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2020 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2019 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2018 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2017 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2016 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2015 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2014 1.4; 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 | 120 | 217 | 1.8 | 114 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 119 | 205 | 1.7 | 123 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2024 | 116 | 215 | 1.9 | 119 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2023 | 120 | 218 | 1.8 | 128 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2022 | 112 | 180 | 1.6 | 96 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2021 | 119 | 171 | 1.4 | 109 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 | 112 | 166 | 1.5 | 100 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2019 | 116 | 186 | 1.6 | 119 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2018 | 112 | 192 | 1.7 | 118 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2017 | 96 | 157 | 1.6 | 92 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 104 | 148 | 1.4 | 98 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 | 101 | 138 | 1.4 | 94 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 | 110 | 148 | 1.4 | 98 | 0.89 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 123 | 44.7 | 42% | 61% | – |
| 2024/25 | 122 | 47.5 | 52% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 128 | 47.8 | 50% | 73% | −0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 131 | 50.0 | 50% | 74% | +0.26 |
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
- Bassingbourn Village CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · HertfordshireGood20243.0applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · CambridgeshireGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
- 13.1 km · CambridgeshireGraded · no overall grade20242.2applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
- 13.1 km · Central BedfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- 13.3 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20232.0applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
- 13.3 km · Central BedfordshireGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place
- 13.5 km · Central BedfordshireGood202444.6Attainment 8
- 14.0 km · HertfordshireRemains Good202451.8Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137427 · 873/5401
- Trust
- Anglian Learning
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 625 pupils · 652 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2011
- Replaced
- Bassingbourn Village College (URN 110895)
- Address
- South End, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5NJ
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources