Linton Village College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
Cambridge Road, Cambridge, CB21 4JB
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/04/2024
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
15.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
766
Capacity used
Has space83%
918 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
125 of 138 families who put it first got an offer
131
Places offered
266
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 138 | 125 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 71 | 4 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 52 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 266 | 131 | 49% |
1st preference success by year
Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. 139 applications came from outside the council area (46 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Helena Marsh
- Address
- Cambridge Road, Linton, Cambridge, CB21 4JB
- Phone
- 01223891233
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- Linton · South Cambridgeshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136442
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ANGLIAN LEARNING
766 pupils · 918 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
24 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 818 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 164 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 161 | 30% | 64% | 78% | |
| English Language | 161 | 32% | 63% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 156 | 24% | 62% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 102 | 5% | 45% | 65% | |
| Geography | 96 | 30% | 59% | 73% | |
| History | 82 | 34% | 57% | 65% | |
| Biology | 59 | 68% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 59 | 68% | 97% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 59 | 69% | 97% | 98% | |
| Statistics | 58 | 36% | 71% | 86% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 55 | 33% | 67% | 78% | |
| Spanish | 41 | 41% | 68% | 76% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cambridgeshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.