Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Cottenham Village College

11–16Ages
860Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137434URN

High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8UA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.2 below Cambridgeshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cambridgeshire

197 applications for 142 places · 27th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

52.9of 90

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

13th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 October 2023Ofsted'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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.2 below Cambridgeshire median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

197 applications · 142 places offered · 104 named it first

2026 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2021 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2020 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2019 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2018 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2016 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2015 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2014 1.6; 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	142	197	1.4	104	0.73
Sep 2025	177	260	1.5	123	0.69
Sep 2024	177	291	1.6	163	0.92
Sep 2023	179	256	1.4	154	0.86
Sep 2022	173	250	1.5	151	0.87
Sep 2021	176	244	1.4	156	0.89
Sep 2020	177	268	1.5	167	0.94
Sep 2019	170	290	1.7	181	1.06
Sep 2018	175	266	1.5	169	0.97
Sep 2017	176	252	1.4	166	0.94
Sep 2016	163	230	1.4	149	0.91
Sep 2015	157	211	1.3	128	0.82
Sep 2014	146	229	1.6	123	0.84

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

173 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)52.913th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths57%15th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths79%

Cambridgeshire 71% England 66%

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.26

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	173	52.9	57%	79%	–
2024/25	170	52.0	57%	75%	–
2023/24	170	50.8	59%	75%	+0.26
2022/23	176	52.4	65%	81%	+0.24

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

Cottenham Village CollegeThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Northstowe Learning Community
3.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 52.8Attainment 8
Impington Village College
3.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 61.4Attainment 8
North Cambridge Academy
6.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Outstanding2023

4.8applications per place 65.9Attainment 8
Swavesey Village College
9.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 55.7Attainment 8
Coleridge Community College
10.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 58.7Attainment 8
St Bede's Inter-Church School
10.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 62.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137434 · 873/4038
Trust: Astrea Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 860 on roll
Free school meals: 20.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Cottenham Village College (URN 110867)
Address: High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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