Swavesey Village College
Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Jim Stavrou
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Meridian Trust
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,254
- URN
- 136580
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01954230366
About this school
Swavesey Village College is a secondary academy in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,254 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 263 | 249 | 245 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.8 | 53.5 | 54.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.54 +0.36 to +0.71 | +0.55 +0.37 to +0.73 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 75.9% | 79.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 58% | 51.4% | 56.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 4.8 | 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 Swavesey 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 | 53.8 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.5 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.6 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,245 |
| 2023/24 | 1,253 |
| 2024/25 | 1,246 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swavesey Village College compares
Swavesey Village College ranked 9th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.6 | 7.8% | 16.3% | 1,254 | — |
| St Ivo Academy | 47.1 | 8.1% | 18.6% | 1,378 | 4.2 miles |
| Cottenham Village College | 52 | 8.4% | 17.6% | 860 | 5.6 miles |
| Impington Village College | 58.6 | 6.6% | 13.9% | 1,446 | 6.1 miles |
| Cambourne Village College | 51.7 | 7.6% | 16.4% | 1,626 | 6.2 miles |
| North Cambridge Academy | 43.9 | 10.1% | 50.4% | 687 | 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)
- 16.29%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.77%
- Persistent absence
- 18.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Ivo Academy4.2 miles
Secondary · St Ives
-
Cottenham Village College5.6 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
-
Impington Village College6.1 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
-
Cambourne Village College6.2 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
-
North Cambridge Academy7.5 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
Swavesey Village College ranks 9th 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
- Linton Village College Secondary
- North Cambridge Academy Secondary
- Parkside Community College Secondary
- Sawston Village College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Swavesey Village College teach?
- Swavesey Village College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the principal of Swavesey Village College?
- The principal of Swavesey Village College is Mr Jim Stavrou, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Swavesey Village College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swavesey 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 big is Swavesey Village College?
- Swavesey Village College has 1,254 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Swavesey Village College full?
- Swavesey Village College has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,254 on roll (93%), 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 Swavesey Village College a faith school?
- No. Swavesey Village College has no designated religious character.
- Is Swavesey Village College a selective school?
- No. Swavesey Village College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Swavesey Village College?
- Swavesey Village College is part of MERIDIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Swavesey Village College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.8 in 2022/23 and 54.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Swavesey Village College rank locally?
- Swavesey Village College ranked 9th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Swavesey Village College's absence rate?
- Swavesey Village College's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swavesey Village College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swavesey 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.