My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
20%Agree
55%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
1%Cottenham Village College
Academy converter — Secondary
CB24 8UA / 11–16 / None
Good
Ofsted
52
Attainment 8
61%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth Form
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 52
- Progress 8
- 0.26
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 56.5%
61% of parents would recommend this school
307 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
18%Agree
61%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
17%Agree
47%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
8%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
3%Agree
10%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
10%Not applicable
59%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
8%Agree
33%Disagree
38%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
14%Agree
25%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
16%Don't know
3%Not applicable
23%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
23%No
77%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 71 parents
Strongly agree
10%Agree
10%Disagree
23%Strongly disagree
50%Don't know
7%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
23%Agree
44%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
8%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
21%Agree
47%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
5%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
20%Agree
50%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
20%Agree
59%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
27%Agree
58%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
15%Agree
47%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
12%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
61%No
39%14.6% of pupils receive SEN support
14.6%
SEN support
3.4%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.7%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.4%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 5.5%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 2.5%
69.5% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 69.5%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1
- Free school meals
- 17.3%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.7:1
- Overall absence
- 7.92%
- Persistent absence
- 20.55%
- English as additional language
- 9.9%
- Teachers with QTS
- 95.9%
- White
- 84.4%
- Mixed
- 7.1%
- Asian
- 4%
- Black
- 2.1%
- Other
- 0.7%
White British74.7%
Other White9.1%
Gypsy / Roma0.5%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed2.9%
White & Asian2.4%
White & Black African1.1%
White & Black Caribbean0.7%
Indian1.8%
Other Asian1.8%
Bangladeshi0.2%
Chinese0.2%
African1.1%
Caribbean0.7%
Other Black0.3%