Impington Village College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
New Road, Cambridge, CB24 9LX
83
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 11/02/2025
Application demand
75%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.4%
15.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,446
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
1,370 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
75%
1st preference success rate
221 of 294 families who put it first got an offer
229
Places offered
662
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 294 | 221 | ● 75% |
| 2nd preference | 211 | 6 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 157 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 662 | 229 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jo Sale
- Address
- New Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9LX
- Phone
- 01223200400
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- Histon & Impington · St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137826
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
1,446 pupils · 1,370 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 19
06 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,213 pupils
Attendance
93.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
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 | 57.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.65 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.60 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.00 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 58.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 66.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 77.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 74.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.69 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 236 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 1 | — |
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 | 237 | 40% | 71% | 84% | |
| English Language | 235 | 37% | 72% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 233 | 46% | 71% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 156 | 32% | 69% | 83% | |
| History | 135 | 57% | 83% | 89% | |
| Geography | 99 | 45% | 74% | 79% | |
| Spanish | 79 | 53% | 87% | 97% | |
| Biology | 78 | 74% | 85% | 85% | |
| Physics | 78 | 76% | 85% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 78 | 72% | 85% | 85% | |
| Business | 70 | 43% | 64% | 84% | |
| Art and Design | 64 | 38% | 84% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics (Further) | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10180: Impington Village College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 28% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 32% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.