Sawston Village College

Type	Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range	11-16
Religion	Unknown
Address	New Road Sawston Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22 3BP
Phone	01223712777
Reference Number	136775

General Makeup

Number of pupils	1162
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 51.38% Girls: 48.62%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	14.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	12.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes

25.7

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
7	122	118	240
8	131	109	240
9	122	117	239
10	117	120	237
11	105	101	206

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	69.5%
White, Other	10.7%
Indian	4%
White & Asian	3.1%
Chinese	2.6%
Asian, Other	2%
Unclassified	1.8%
Mixed, Other	1.7%
White & Black (Caribbean)	1.1%
White & Black (African)	1.1%
African	0.6%
Pakistani	0.4%
Irish	0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating	Good
Last Inspection Date	2023-06-28

Date	Description	Report
2023-05-04	School inspection	School inspection
2017-11-14	Short inspection	Short inspection
2013-11-06	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2012-02-14	Academy conversion letter	Academy conversion letter
2012-01-09	Interim assessment	Interim assessment
Previously as Sawston Village College
2010-05-24	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2009-06-23	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2008-11-05	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2006-02-22	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2000-11-07	Full inspection	Full inspection
2010-05-24	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2009-06-23	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2008-11-05	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2006-02-22	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2000-11-07	Full inspection	Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

English
Maths
3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
60.3	Unlock	Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	72.8%	Unlock	Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C)	82%	Unlock	Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score	Percentile (loc)	Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Progress 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	70	11
Third Preference	50	2
From another Local Authority	8	0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name	Distance
The Bellbird Primary School Link Road, Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3GB	0.32 miles
The Icknield Primary School Lynton Way, Cambridge, CB22 3EA	0.71 miles
William Westley Church of England VC Primary School Mill Lane, Whittlesford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4NE	0.96 miles
Stapleford Community Primary School Bar Lane, Stapleford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 5BJ	1.4 miles
Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School High Street, Babraham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3AG	1.91 miles
Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School Church Street, Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 5EL	1.93 miles
Duxford Church of England Community Primary School St John's Street, Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4RA	2.23 miles
Hauxton Primary School Jopling Way, Hauxton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 5HY	2.87 miles
Thriplow CofE Primary School School Lane, Thriplow, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7RH	3.15 miles
Great Abington Primary School High Street, Abington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 6AE	3.21 miles
Trumpington Park Primary School Hobson Avenue, Trumpington, Trumpington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 9EG	3.53 miles
Harston and Newton Community Primary School High Street, Harston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 7PX	3.57 miles
Homerton Early Years Centre Holbrook Road, Cambridge, CB1 7ST	3.78 miles
Queen Edith Primary School Godwin Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8QP	3.81 miles
Trumpington Meadows Primary School Kestrel Rise, Trumpington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 9AY	3.85 miles
Queen Emma Primary School Gunhild Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8QY	3.93 miles
Fawcett Primary School Alpha Terrace, Trumpington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 9FS	4 miles
Cambridge International School Cherry Hinton Hall, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1 8DW	4.14 miles
Colville Primary School Colville Road, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 9EJ	4.2 miles
Morley Memorial Primary School Blinco Grove, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 7TX	4.22 miles

Name	Distance
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Robinson Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0SZ	3.35 miles
The Netherhall School Queen Edith's Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8NN	3.75 miles
Long Road Sixth Form College Long Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8PX	3.83 miles
The Perse School	3.92 miles
Holme Court School Cherry Hinton Hall, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, Cambridge, CB1 8DW	4.14 miles
Trumpington Community College Lime Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 9FD	4.15 miles
Abbey College Cambridge Homerton Gardens, Purbeck Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8EB	4.34 miles
Hills Road Sixth Form College Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8PE	4.42 miles
St Bede's Inter-Church School Birdwood Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3TD	4.43 miles
Cambridge Steiner School Hinton Road, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5DZ	4.45 miles
Selwyn Hall School Royston Road, Foxton, Cambridge, CB22 6SE	4.59 miles
Coleridge Community College Radegund Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3RJ	4.61 miles
Landmark International School 9 Church Lane, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5EP	4.68 miles
St. Andrew's College Cambridge 13 Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2JB	4.94 miles
Linton Village College Cambridge Road, Linton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4JB	4.98 miles
St Mary's School Bateman Street, cambridge, CB2 1LY	5 miles

Sawston Village College

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

Attainment 8 Score

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8 Score

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

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2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)