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Comberton Village College

Comprehensive

National rank

259

320=

Rank last year

61.3^%

A-level

37.2^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Victoria Hearn

Attendance 93.3%

Gender of entry Mixed

Send pupils* 13.1% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 1,991

Pupils on free school meals 12.4%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

9.5

18.8

A*/A

28.3

A*-B

61.3

Grade

9/8

23.8

13.4

9/8/7

37.2

What the school inspection says

“The school has very high expectations, both of how pupils should conduct themselves, and how much they can achieve. Pupils strive successfully to meet these expectations. In line with the school’s values, pupils become ‘caring, confident and capable’. Staff are determined that everyone should succeed and have a voice in school. Pupils look out for each other, acting as ‘upstanders’ if peers need their support, for example. Pupils behave and attend very well. They enjoy an exceptional range of opportunities to develop their interests. Staff leave no stone unturned to ensure that all pupils gain the knowledge they need.”

Inspection

2024

In detail *

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*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

The college was established in 1960 and embodies the innovative Cambridgeshire model placing lifelong learning and community engagement at the heart of school life. It is now an academy with about 2,000 pupils aged 11-18.
The overriding aim is for pupils to become “caring, confident and capable”. Although academic outcomes are strong, Ofsted inspectors noted in 2024 that “pupils are not taught just to pass exams”. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme at Comberton Village College is the largest in the region offering all three tiers.
In 2023 Comberton became the first school in the UK to be heated by a ground-source heat pump, a £3.1 million installation that has reduced its carbon emissions by 70 per cent and positioned the school as a national leader in sustainability.

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thecollege@combertonvc.org

Telephone

01223 262 503

Website

combertonvc.org

Address

West Street, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7DU

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