Linton Village College
Cambridge Road, Linton, Cambridge, CB21 4JB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ANGLIAN LEARNING
- Principal
- Mrs Helena Marsh
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Anglian Learning
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 918
- Pupils on roll
- 766
- URN
- 136442
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223891233
About this school
Linton Village College is a secondary academy in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 766 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Linton Village College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 170 | 170 | 164 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.9 | 47.2 | 52.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.10 -0.11 to +0.32 | -0.08 -0.29 to +0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 45.3% | 56.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 65.3% | 71.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 50% | 47.6% | 41.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Linton Village College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.9 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.2 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.4 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 827 |
| 2023/24 | 833 |
| 2024/25 | 803 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Linton Village College compares
Linton Village College ranked 10th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.4 | 7.4% | 16.4% | 766 | — |
| Sawston Village College | 55.5 | 7.5% | 16.2% | 1,198 | 5.0 miles |
| Saffron Walden County High School | 59.7 | 7.2% | 11.6% | 2,157 | 5.9 miles |
| Castle Manor Academy | 40.3 | 9.7% | 29.7% | 760 | 6.7 miles |
| The Netherhall School | 45.5 | 10.1% | 30.2% | 1,259 | 7.3 miles |
| Samuel Ward Academy | 43.8 | 10.1% | 18.9% | 1,076 | 7.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.44%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sawston Village College5.0 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
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Saffron Walden County High School5.9 miles
Secondary · Saffron Walden
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Castle Manor Academy6.7 miles
Secondary · Haverhill
-
The Netherhall School7.3 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
-
Samuel Ward Academy7.5 miles
Secondary · Haverhill
Other schools in Cambridge
Linton Village College ranks 10th of the 17 ranked secondary schools in Cambridge.
- Bottisham Village College Secondary
- Cambourne Village College Secondary
- Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Secondary
- Chesterton Community College Secondary
- Coleridge Community College Secondary
- Comberton Village College Secondary
- Cottenham Village College Secondary
- Impington Village College Secondary
- North Cambridge Academy Secondary
- Parkside Community College Secondary
- Sawston Village College Secondary
- St Bede's Inter-Church School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Linton Village College teach?
- Linton Village College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the principal of Linton Village College?
- The principal of Linton Village College is Mrs Helena Marsh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Linton Village College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Linton Village College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Linton Village College?
- Linton Village College has 766 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Linton Village College full?
- Linton Village College has capacity for 918 pupils and 766 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Linton Village College a faith school?
- No. Linton Village College has no designated religious character.
- Is Linton Village College a selective school?
- No. Linton Village College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Linton Village College part of an academy trust?
- Linton Village College is part of ANGLIAN LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Linton Village College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.9 in 2022/23 and 52.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Linton Village College compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Linton Village College ranked 10th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Linton Village College's absence rate?
- Linton Village College's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Linton Village College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Linton Village College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.