SCHOOL PROFILE

Melbourn Village College

Secondary Academy converter URN 137527
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 740 Published school capacity
Capacity used 75.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 559 559 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 270 48.3% of pupils
Male pupils 289 51.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.7%
1.9 pts above England
School 26.7%
South Cambridgeshire 17.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.5%
14.8 pts below England
School 5.5%
South Cambridgeshire 14.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.0%
1.0 pts above England
School 2.0%
South Cambridgeshire 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.9%
480
Any other White background
4.7%
26
White and Asian
2.0%
11
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
9
Unclassified
1.6%
9
Any other Asian background
0.9%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.2% 113 of 559 pupils
0.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.2%
South Cambridgeshire 20.9%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.7% 71 pupils
England 14.8% 2.1 pts below
EHC plans 7.5% 42 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 38
Autistic spectrum disorder 29
Other difficulty or disability 16
Specific learning difficulty 10
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Speech, language & communication 4

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

42.3 3.1 pts above England
School 42.3
South Cambridgeshire 35.2
East of England 40.4
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 37.6% England 36.0% 1.6 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 52.3% England 51.4% 0.9 pts above England
EBacc entry 29.4% England 30.6% 1.2 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.70 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.48 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.14%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.92 pts higher than England
School 9.14%
South Cambridgeshire 5.52%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.52%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.70 pts higher than England
School 23.52%
South Cambridgeshire 12.70%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.26%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.46 pts higher than England
School 5.26%
South Cambridgeshire 1.80%
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

75.5% 16.8 pts below England
Melbourn Village College
75.5%
South 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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information