Comberton Village College
West Street, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7DU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Ms Victoria Hearn
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Cam Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,700
- Pupils on roll
- 1,981
- URN
- 136463
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223262503
About this school
Comberton Village College is a secondary academy in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,981 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Comberton 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 290 | 295 | 297 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.0 | 55.8 | 55.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.47 +0.31 to +0.64 | +0.42 +0.25 to +0.59 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% | 66.1% | 58.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 76.6% | 76.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 56% | 49.5% | 46.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
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 Comberton 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 | 56 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.8 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.7 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,935 |
| 2023/24 | 1,930 |
| 2024/25 | 1,962 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Comberton Village College compares
Comberton Village College ranked 6th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.7 | 6.9% | 12.4% | 1,981 | — |
| Cambourne Village College | 51.7 | 7.6% | 16.4% | 1,626 | 4.6 miles |
| Trumpington Community College | 50.4 | 8.3% | 38.9% | 613 | 4.7 miles |
| Chesterton Community College | 68 | 5.5% | 17.5% | 1,126 | 5.2 miles |
| Parkside Community College | 63.5 | 6.2% | 18.6% | 667 | 5.2 miles |
| Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology | 56.8 | 7.4% | 22.2% | 455 | 5.6 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)
- 12.35%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.93%
- Persistent absence
- 15.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cambourne Village College4.6 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
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Trumpington Community College4.7 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
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Chesterton Community College5.2 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
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Parkside Community College5.2 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
-
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology5.6 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
Comberton Village College ranks 6th 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
- Cottenham Village College Secondary
- Impington Village College Secondary
- Linton 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 Comberton Village College teach?
- Comberton Village College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the executive principal of Comberton Village College?
- The executive principal of Comberton Village College is Ms Victoria Hearn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Comberton Village College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Comberton 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 Comberton Village College?
- Comberton Village College has 1,981 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Comberton Village College full?
- Comberton Village College has capacity for 1,700 pupils and 1,981 on roll (117%), so it is at or above 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 Comberton Village College a faith school?
- No. Comberton Village College has no designated religious character.
- Is Comberton Village College a selective school?
- No. Comberton Village College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Comberton Village College part of an academy trust?
- Comberton Village College is part of THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Comberton Village College have?
- The schools register lists Comberton Village College's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Comberton Village College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56 in 2022/23 and 55.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Comberton Village College compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Comberton Village College ranked 6th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Comberton Village College's absence rate?
- Comberton Village College's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Comberton Village College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Comberton 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.