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Outstanding
Academy
Swavesey Village College
Secondary
Gibraltar Lane Swavesey, Cambridge, CB244RS
019 5423 0366


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
1289

Swavesey Village College is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1200. The school was last rated as Outstanding by Ofsted on 17 Mar 2011.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 20% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
648 boys and 641 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
14.3
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
6%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
8.9%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
11.5%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
1.9%
EHC PLAN
1.7%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
55.4
Local Authority
49.2
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
55%
Local Authority
48%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 63% 39% 40%
EBacc average point score 5.09 4.36 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

17 Mar 2011

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 364
Of which first preference applications 210
Of which second preference applications 96
Of which third preference applications 58
Total offers made 229
Of which first preference offers 210
Of which second preference offers 10
Of which third preference offers 3




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
96%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 90% 88% 87%
Staying in employment 3% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 3% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 4% 4% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
2
GREEN SPACE
1
ENVIRONMENT
9
SAFETY
8
PROPERTY
£282,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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