Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Melbourn Village College

11–16Ages
559Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137527URN

The Moor, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6EF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 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

1.3per place

0.3 below Cambridgeshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cambridgeshire

133 applications for 102 places · 29th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.7of 90

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

26th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 13 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

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

1.3applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Cambridgeshire median (1.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

133 applications · 102 places offered · 70 named it first

2026 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2025 1.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2021 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2020 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2019 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2018 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2017 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2016 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2015 1.7; 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	102	133	1.3	70	0.69
Sep 2025	140	155	1.1	84	0.60
Sep 2024	136	215	1.6	106	0.78
Sep 2023	146	230	1.6	105	0.72
Sep 2022	133	198	1.5	103	0.77
Sep 2021	117	179	1.5	82	0.70
Sep 2020	108	176	1.6	90	0.83
Sep 2019	147	230	1.6	127	0.86
Sep 2018	147	203	1.4	110	0.75
Sep 2017	106	154	1.5	89	0.84
Sep 2016	95	155	1.6	91	0.96
Sep 2015	81	135	1.7	73	0.90
Sep 2014	89	139	1.6	82	0.92

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

108 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.726th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%23rd of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%

Cambridgeshire 71% England 66%

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.48

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	108	43.7	44%	67%	–
2024/25	109	42.3	38%	52%	–
2023/24	137	40.7	32%	51%	−0.48
2022/23	129	44.5	47%	65%	−0.12

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

Melbourn Village CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
King James Academy Royston
4.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

3.0applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
Bassingbourn Village College
5.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
Comberton Village College
10.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Sawston Village College
10.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
Trumpington Community College
12.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 56.6Attainment 8
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
12.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

62.1Attainment 8
The Netherhall School
14.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Coleridge Community College
14.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 58.7Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137527 · 873/4040
Trust: The Cam Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 740 pupils · 559 on roll
Free school meals: 26.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 October 2011
Replaced: Melbourn Village College (URN 110868)
Address: The Moor, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6EF
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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