My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
52%Agree
39%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%Sawston Village College
Academy converter — Secondary
CB22 3BP / 11–16 / None
55.5
Attainment 8
92%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results⭐ Exceptional teaching
Recognised with 2 performance badges
🏆 Strong results⭐ Exceptional teaching
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 55.5
- Progress 8
- 0.87
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 61.3%
92% of parents would recommend this school
277 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
54%Agree
38%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
34%Agree
50%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
3%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
14%Agree
6%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
7%Not applicable
67%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
28%Agree
48%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
43%Agree
20%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%Not applicable
25%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
22%No
78%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 61 parents
Strongly agree
41%Agree
41%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
3%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
55%Agree
34%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
50%Agree
42%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
47%Agree
43%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
64%Agree
33%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
68%Agree
29%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
50%Agree
35%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
92%No
8%18.9% of pupils receive SEN support
18.9%
SEN support
3.9%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.5%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 6.4%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 6.4%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.4%
95.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 95.3%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1
- Free school meals
- 15.7%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 19.5:1
- Overall absence
- 7.53%
- Persistent absence
- 17.74%
- English as additional language
- 12.1%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 78.9%
- Mixed
- 7.3%
- Asian
- 10.5%
- Black
- 2.5%
- Other
- 0.8%
White British67.3%
Other White11.1%
Irish0.3%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
White & Asian3.3%
Other Mixed1.7%
White & Black Caribbean1.2%
White & Black African1.1%
Indian4.7%
Chinese3.3%
Other Asian1.8%
Pakistani0.5%
Bangladeshi0.2%
Caribbean1.2%
African1.1%
Other Black0.2%