Comberton Village College | School performance

76%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

59%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

46%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1473.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,962

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

59%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

46%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1473.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,962

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

59%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

46%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1473.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,962

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 19/11/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCambridgeshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Comberton Village College · Secondary with sixth form · Cambridgeshire

Part ofTHE CAM ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

76%

-0pp

83%80%76%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 76%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

59%

-7pp

68%63%59%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 59%

Attainment 8

55.7

-0.1

60.858.255.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 55.7

EBacc entry

46%

-3pp

57%52%47%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 47%

EBacc APS

1473.5

-16.7

1490.21456.41422.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1473.5

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

37.8

+3.0

40.737.734.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 37.8

A-level value added

+0.17

+0.1

+0.3+0.20.0

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

15%

+2pp

24%17%11%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 15%

Average A-level grade

B-

BB-C+

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · B-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,962

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

10%

FSM eligible

12%

SEN

12%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

West Street, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7DU

Local authority

Cambridgeshire

Website

http://www.combertonvc.org

Telephone

01223262503

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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	76%	59%	55.7	Not applicable	46%	1473.5	82%	1,962
2023/24	77%	66%	55.8	+0.42	50%	1490.2	79%	1,930
2022/23	80%	59%	56.0	+0.47	56%	1487.6	85%	1,935
2021/22	82%	68%	60.2	+0.51	56%	1429.7	82%	1,940
2018/19	83%	68%	60.8	+0.56	57%	1422.7	87%	1,795
2017/18	87%	74%	60.7	+0.78	60%	1344.9	83%	1,656
2016/17	81%	64%	58.9	+0.57	62%	—	88%	1,670

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	37.8	B-	+0.17	15%	235
2023/24	34.7	C+	+0.03	13%	220
2022/23	36.6	B-	—	16%	238
2021/22	40.7	B	—	24%	257
2018/19	36.2	B-	+0.06	11%	193
2017/18	37.1	B-	+0.20	17%	167
2016/17	37.5	B-	+0.31	14%	174

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,962	15.9	12%	10%	12%	7%	15%
2023/24	1,930	16.2	13%	11%	12%	7%	18%
2022/23	1,935	15.9	23%	10%	11%	7%	18%
2021/22	1,940	17.2	19%	8%	9%	8%	22%
2020/21	1,957	16.1	17%	8%	7%	—	—
2018/19	1,795	15.9	15%	9%	9%	4%	7%
2017/18	1,656	15.1	15%	9%	9%	4%	7%
2016/17	1,670	14.5	16%	7%	10%	4%	7%