75%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
61%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
55.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
54%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1233.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,194
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 05/05/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Sawston 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
75%
-8pp
84%79%75%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
61%
-12pp
73%67%61%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
Attainment 8
55.5
-4.8
60.357.955.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55.5
EBacc entry
54%
-2pp
61%54%47%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
EBacc APS
1233.5
+80.0
1289.81201.81113.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1233.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,194
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
18%
Contact
Address
New Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BP
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 | 75% | 61% | 55.5 | Not applicable | 54% | 1233.5 | 63% | 1,194 |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 73% | 60.3 | +0.87 | 55% | 1153.6 | 64% | 1,162 |
| 2022/23 | 78% | 64% | 58.3 | +0.73 | 47% | 1289.8 | 53% | 1,171 |
| 2021/22 | 80% | 63% | 58.0 | +0.40 | 56% | 1131.2 | 60% | 1,128 |
| 2018/19 | 77% | 62% | 56.8 | +0.55 | 61% | 1113.8 | 65% | 1,056 |
| 2017/18 | 77% | 68% | 57.4 | +0.59 | 59% | 1126.8 | 70% | 1,033 |
| 2016/17 | 77% | 63% | 53.6 | +0.30 | 65% | — | 71% | 1,023 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,194 | 19.5 | 19% | 12% | 16% | 8% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 1,162 | 19.3 | 16% | 12% | 15% | 8% | 18% |
| 2022/23 | 1,171 | 20.3 | 16% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 21% |
| 2021/22 | 1,128 | 19.1 | 16% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 27% |
| 2020/21 | 1,084 | 20.8 | 17% | 8% | 12% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,056 | 19.5 | 17% | 8% | 10% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 1,033 | 18.0 | 17% | 8% | 12% | 5% | 11% |
| 2016/17 | 1,023 | 17.9 | 17% | 8% | 12% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.