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Bottisham Village College

East Cambridgeshire, CB25 9DLSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Mar 2024
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.8×
First choices did not exceed offers made
194 1st-choice / 250 offers made
Ranking
#1,266
of 3,141 nationally

About Bottisham Village College

Bottisham Village College is a state-funded secondary school in East Cambridgeshire, East of England, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,396 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,500.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (26 Mar 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 51.1 for 2024/25. admissions data records 194 first-preference applications and 250 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressLode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, CB25 9DL
HeadteacherMrs Jenny Rankine
Local AuthorityCambridgeshire
Number of Pupils1,396
Free School Meals (FSM)21.4%
School Capacity1,396 / 1,500 (93% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 8 Sept 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Bottisham Village College has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.