Linton Village College

Linton Village College has made significant improvements since its previous inspection, moving from an earlier grade of Requires Improvement to a current status of Good. The school demonstrates strong leadership and management, with a clear vision aimed at continued enhancement. In a supportive and orderly environment, pupils are well-prepared for their next educational steps, benefiting from a diverse curriculum and the positive relationships they cultivate with staff and peers. However, there are areas that need addressing, particularly regarding the consistency in the application of the school's behavior policies.

Strengths

• Pupils benefit from good subject knowledge of their teachers.
• Strong relationships exist between pupils and staff.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Robust personal development programs for students.
• Pupils receive effective reading support, leading to confident and fluent readers.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not select appropriate learning tasks that build on pupils' prior knowledge.
• Inconsistent understanding of behavior management among some pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Linton Village College attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 15.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.1% of pupils at Linton Village College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Linton Village College had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.8% of pupils at Linton Village College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Linton Village College received £8,315 and spent £8,360 for each of its 803 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £153,000 (£190 per pupil).

Across all 22 schools of Anglian Learning, income was £7,678 and spending £7,759 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Cambridge · Cambridgeshire local authority: places and applications

Linton Village College is part of Anglian Learning, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:

• Linton Heights Junior School Cambridge
• Meadow Primary School Cambridge
• The Icknield Primary School Cambridge
• Sawston Village College Cambridge
• Stapleford Community Primary School Cambridge
• The Netherhall School Cambridge
• Wimbish Primary Academy Saffron Walden
• Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport Saffron Walden
• Bottisham Community Primary School Cambridge
• Bottisham Village College Cambridge

What is Linton Village College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Linton Village College is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Linton Village College last inspected by Ofsted?

Linton Village College was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Linton Village College have?

Linton Village College has 766 pupils on roll.

What age range does Linton Village College cover?

Linton Village College for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Linton Village College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 48.8, and 49% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Linton Village College?

Linton Village College is at Cambridge Road, Linton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4JB.