OFSTED
26 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
ANGLIAN LEARNING
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,396
1,396 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
661
47.3% of pupils
Male pupils
735
52.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.4 pts
below England
School
21.4%
East Cambridgeshire
18.9%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.6 pts
below England
School
8.7%
East Cambridgeshire
8.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.7 pts
above England
School
2.7%
East Cambridgeshire
2.9%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.5%
1,054
Any other White background
8.0%
111
Indian
2.6%
36
Any other Asian background
1.7%
24
African
1.6%
22
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
22
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.4%
285 of
1,396 pupils
0.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
51.1
11.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.12 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.36 pts
higher than
England
School
8.58%
East Cambridgeshire
6.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.86 pts
higher than
England
School
21.67%
East Cambridgeshire
14.39%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.41%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.61 pts
higher than
England
School
4.41%
East Cambridgeshire
2.04%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.1%
0.7 pts
above England
Bottisham Village College
93.1%
East Cambridgeshire
90.6%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.