Bassingbourn Village College

Bassingbourn Village College continues to demonstrate a good overall performance, fostering an environment where pupils feel proud and safe. The school's curriculum is designed to be ambitious and comprehensive, allowing students to build on their knowledge progressively. Pupils show respect for one another and engage positively in community-oriented initiatives, highlighting their understanding of global issues such as climate change. The school has strong provisions for students with special educational needs and ensures they have equal access to the curriculum. However, concerns arise from inconsistent teaching practices and behaviour management among staff, affecting some pupils' learning experiences.

Strengths

• Pupils feel proud to be part of the school and support one another.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-sequenced, allowing for in-depth learning.
• Pupils generally behave well and show respect for others.
• Effective support for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Strong personal development programme addressing important issues.
• Well-planned careers program that prepares students for their future choices.
• High-quality assessment practices that help adapt teaching to meet pupils' needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not effectively match activities with learning aims.
• Inconsistent application of behaviour management guidelines by a small number of staff.

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 Bassingbourn Village College attended 90.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.1% 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, 3.2% of pupils at Bassingbourn 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 Bassingbourn Village College had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.2% 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, 12.6% of pupils at Bassingbourn Village College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.4% 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 Bassingbourn Village College received £7,886 and spent £8,277 for each of its 658 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £125,000 (£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 Royston · Cambridgeshire local authority: places and applications

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

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

What is Bassingbourn Village College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bassingbourn Village College is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Bassingbourn Village College last inspected by Ofsted?

Bassingbourn Village College was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Bassingbourn Village College have?

Bassingbourn Village College has 652 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bassingbourn Village College cover?

Bassingbourn Village College for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Bassingbourn Village College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.7, and 42% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Bassingbourn Village College?

Bassingbourn Village College is at South End, Bassingbourn, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5NJ.