Swavesey Village College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
Gibraltar Lane, Cambridge, CB24 4RS
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 30/01/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
18.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,254
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
241 of 241 families who put it first got an offer
252
Places offered
419
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 241 | 241 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 106 | 9 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 72 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 419 | 251 | 60% |
1st preference success by year
Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- Jim Stavrou
- Address
- Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RS
- Phone
- 01954230366
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- Swavesey · St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136580
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MERIDIAN TRUST
1,254 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
30 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,274 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
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 | 53.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.55 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.81 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 58.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 245 | — |
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 | 241 | 39% | 68% | 87% | |
| English Language | 239 | 28% | 65% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 234 | 24% | 67% | 81% | |
| Religious Studies | 229 | 28% | 59% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 138 | 5% | 41% | 67% | |
| Geography | 111 | 50% | 76% | 89% | |
| History | 105 | 29% | 56% | 67% | |
| Biology | 99 | 62% | 98% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 99 | 61% | 98% | 98% | |
| Physics | 98 | 64% | 98% | 99% | |
| French | 94 | 39% | 73% | 84% | |
| Art and Design | 87 | 24% | 87% | 98% |
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.