Sawtry Village Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Fen Lane
Sawtry
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 5TQ
Phone 01487830701
Reference Number 136974

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1085
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.34%
Girls: 48.66%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 106 106 212
8 105 101 206
9 89 76 165
10 88 81 169
11 84 75 159
12 40 51 91
13 45 38 83

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.1%
White, Other 4.1%
African 1.8%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
Unclassified 1.6%
White & Asian 1.2%
Asian, Other 1.2%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 2023-10-12
Date Report
2023-09-14 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 12 October 2023
2020-10-01 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 11 November 2020
2018-01-11 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 26 February 2018
2015-12-10 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 14 January 2016
2015-06-03 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 19 June 2015
2015-01-28 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 13 February 2015
2014-10-06 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 22 October 2014
2014-07-21 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 10 September 2014
2014-06-04 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 30 June 2014
2013-05-07 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 23 May 2013
2013-02-06 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 04 March 2013
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
Previously as Sawtry Community College
2011-05-25 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 15 June 2011
2007-09-19 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 11 October 2007
2007-02-22 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 11 May 2007
2004-03-01 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2004
2011-05-25 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 15 June 2011
2007-09-19 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 11 October 2007
2007-02-22 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 11 May 2007
2004-03-01 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2004

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)
49.4 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 47.8% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 69.8% Unlock Unlock

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:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.38 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 37.41 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 22.2% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 51 7
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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Name Distance
Sawtry Infants' School
Middlefield Road, Sawtry, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 5SH
0.28 miles
Sawtry Junior Academy
Middlefield Road, Sawtry, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 5SH
0.28 miles
Holme CofE Primary School
Church Street, Holme, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3PB
3.02 miles
Stilton Church of England Primary Academy
Church Street, Stilton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3RF
3.7 miles
Folksworth CofE Primary School
Apreece Road, Folksworth, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3TY
4.17 miles
Alconbury CofE Primary School
School Lane, Alconbury, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4EQ
4.66 miles
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