Free schools · Cambridgeshire

Cambourne Village College

11–18Ages
1,626Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
139408URN

Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6FR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 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

1.8per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cambridgeshire

519 applications for 289 places · 13th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

53.7of 90

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

11th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted'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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

519 applications · 289 places offered · 344 named it first

2026 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2021 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2020 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2019 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2018 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2017 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2016 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2015 1.6; 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	289	519	1.8	344	1.19
Sep 2025	279	474	1.7	291	1.04
Sep 2024	281	458	1.6	291	1.04
Sep 2023	279	394	1.4	254	0.91
Sep 2022	255	425	1.7	259	1.02
Sep 2021	251	391	1.6	256	1.02
Sep 2020	240	363	1.5	235	0.98
Sep 2019	248	376	1.5	247	1.00
Sep 2018	208	352	1.7	225	1.08
Sep 2017	191	290	1.5	182	0.95
Sep 2016	207	317	1.5	206	1.00
Sep 2015	147	238	1.6	151	1.03
Sep 2014	155	250	1.6	168	1.08

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

275 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)53.711th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths59%11th of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths77%

Cambridgeshire 71% England 66%

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.30

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	275	53.7	59%	77%	–
2024/25	248	51.7	57%	72%	–
2023/24	272	49.5	53%	69%	+0.30
2022/23	226	51.2	49%	71%	+0.33

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

Cambourne Village CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
Comberton Village College
7.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Swavesey Village College
10.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 55.7Attainment 8
Longsands Academy
11.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.2applications per place 48.2Attainment 8
Northstowe Learning Community
12.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

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

Good2024

1.4applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Ernulf Academy
12.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Chesterton Community College
13.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 65.4Attainment 8
Impington Village College
14.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 61.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139408 · 873/4006
Trust: The Cam Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,250 pupils · 1,626 on roll
Free school meals: 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2013
Address: Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6FR
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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