Sawston Village College
New Road, Cambridge, CB22 3BP
1,198 pupils · 105% of 1,140 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ANGLIAN LEARNING
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 May 2023, published 27 June 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 61.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 75.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 53.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 231 | 238 | 351 | 231 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 232 | 261 | 389 | 232 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 233 | 244 | 366 | 233 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 236 | 238 | 367 | 236 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 236 | 264 | 394 | 236 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 237 | 262 | 369 | 237 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 237 | 226 | 337 | 237 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 205 | 203 | 306 | 205 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology 5.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Netherhall School 6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Trumpington Community College 6.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Bede's Inter-Church School 7.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Coleridge Community College 7.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Linton Village College 8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.