72%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
52%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
37%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
519.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
658
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 26/04/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Bassingbourn Village College · Secondary · Cambridgeshire
Part ofANGLIAN LEARNING
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
72%
-1pp
79%76%72%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
52%
+2pp
62%55%48%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
Attainment 8
47.5
-0.3
53.050.247.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.5
EBacc entry
37%
+11pp
44%35%26%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
EBacc APS
519.7
-19.6
646.0580.9515.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 519.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
658
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
27%
Contact
Address
South End, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5NJ
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 72% | 52% | 47.5 | Not applicable | 37% | 519.7 | 59% | 658 |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 50% | 47.8 | -0.15 | 26% | 539.3 | 43% | 666 |
| 2022/23 | 74% | 50% | 50.0 | +0.26 | 27% | 572.4 | 45% | 674 |
| 2021/22 | 79% | 62% | 53.0 | +0.14 | 38% | 646.0 | 49% | 677 |
| 2018/19 | 73% | 48% | 51.1 | +0.18 | 44% | 515.9 | 55% | 641 |
| 2017/18 | 71% | 51% | 50.0 | +0.05 | 54% | 498.3 | 63% | 611 |
| 2016/17 | 70% | 51% | 52.2 | +0.22 | 58% | — | 68% | 604 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 658 | 20.7 | 15% | 4% | 17% | 9% | 27% |
| 2023/24 | 666 | 19.0 | 10% | 4% | 16% | 9% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 674 | 16.8 | 8% | 2% | 15% | 8% | 19% |
| 2021/22 | 677 | 17.9 | 6% | 2% | 13% | 8% | 22% |
| 2020/21 | 664 | 17.4 | 8% | 2% | 11% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 641 | 17.0 | 10% | 2% | 10% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | 611 | 16.4 | 7% | 2% | 11% | 5% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | 604 | 13.5 | 10% | 2% | 13% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.