What did Ofsted judge Comberton Village College's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Comberton Village College's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Comberton Village College?

Comberton Village College has 1,981 pupils on roll.

What ages does Comberton Village College take?

Comberton Village College admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Comberton Village College located?

Comberton Village College is located in Cambridge, CB23 7DU, Cambridgeshire.

How do I apply to Comberton Village College?

Comberton Village College is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Comberton Village College?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Comberton Village College was 3.925 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Comberton Village College?

When Comberton Village College has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Catchment + feeder school + sibling — Children who live in the catchment area, attend named feeder schools and who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission (excluding siblings attending Sixth Form); 3. Sibling — Children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission (excluding siblings attending Sixth Form), and 5 further criteria. The school offers 290 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In cases of equal merit within a criterion, priority goes to children living nearest the school, measured by a straight line from the centre point of the home to the main pupil entrance of the school (Local Authority Admissions team data; local maps/online resources used for families outside the Cambridgeshire mapping system). Where the distance is the same, random allocation is used: names are placed in separate sealed envelopes and an independent person chooses one, arranged by the Local Authority.

What is the largest ethnic background at Comberton Village College?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 71.4% of pupils at Comberton Village College are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Comberton Village College: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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3.925miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Comberton Village College

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Catchment + feeder school + sibling — Children who live in the catchment area, attend named feeder schools and who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission (excluding siblings attending Sixth Form).
3Sibling — Children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission (excluding siblings attending Sixth Form).
4Feeder school + catchment — Children who attend named feeder schools and who live in the catchment area.
5Catchment area — Children who live in the catchment area.
6Feeder school, out of catchment — Children who attend named feeder schools and who live outside of the catchment area.
7Children of staff — Children of staff employed at schools in the Trust, where the member of staff has been employed by the Trust for two or more years at the time of application, or was recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
8Outside catchment area — Children who live outside the catchment area.

If two applications tie: In cases of equal merit within a criterion, priority goes to children living nearest the school, measured by a straight line from the centre point of the home to the main pupil entrance of the school (Local Authority Admissions team data; local maps/online resources used for families outside the Cambridgeshire mapping system). Where the distance is the same, random allocation is used: names are placed in separate sealed envelopes and an independent person chooses one, arranged by the Local Authority.

This is a shared policy for all schools in The CAM Academy Trust (Cambourne Village College, Comberton Village College, Melbourn Village College, St Peter's School, and 8 named primary schools), coordinated with Cambridgeshire County Council and Central Bedfordshire Council; only Comberton Village College's own entry is given here. The Secondary Oversubscription criteria (section 7.2.2) apply to this school. All children whose EHC plan names the school are admitted before these criteria are applied.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Comberton Village College: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Comberton Village College's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Comberton Village College's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Comberton Village College?: Comberton Village College has 1,981 pupils on roll.
What ages does Comberton Village College take?: Comberton Village College admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Comberton Village College located?: Comberton Village College is located in Cambridge, CB23 7DU, Cambridgeshire.
How do I apply to Comberton Village College?: Comberton Village College is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Comberton Village College?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Comberton Village College was 3.925 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Comberton Village College?: When Comberton Village College has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Catchment + feeder school + sibling — Children who live in the catchment area, attend named feeder schools and who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission (excluding siblings attending Sixth Form); 3. Sibling — Children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission (excluding siblings attending Sixth Form), and 5 further criteria. The school offers 290 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In cases of equal merit within a criterion, priority goes to children living nearest the school, measured by a straight line from the centre point of the home to the main pupil entrance of the school (Local Authority Admissions team data; local maps/online resources used for families outside the Cambridgeshire mapping system). Where the distance is the same, random allocation is used: names are placed in separate sealed envelopes and an independent person chooses one, arranged by the Local Authority.
What is the largest ethnic background at Comberton Village College?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 71.4% of pupils at Comberton Village College are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-School

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Everton Heath Primary School

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Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School

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Haslingfield Endowed Primary School

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Gamlingay Village Primary

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Meridian Primary School

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How close did you need to live?

3.925miles

Last distance offered at Comberton Village College, year by year →

How places are decided at Comberton Village College

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Catchment + feeder school + sibling — Children who live in the catchment area, attend named feeder schools and who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission (excluding siblings attending Sixth Form).
3Sibling — Children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission (excluding siblings attending Sixth Form).
4Feeder school + catchment — Children who attend named feeder schools and who live in the catchment area.
5Catchment area — Children who live in the catchment area.
6Feeder school, out of catchment — Children who attend named feeder schools and who live outside of the catchment area.
7Children of staff — Children of staff employed at schools in the Trust, where the member of staff has been employed by the Trust for two or more years at the time of application, or was recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
8Outside catchment area — Children who live outside the catchment area.

Comberton Village College: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Comberton Village College's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Comberton Village College's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Comberton Village College?: Comberton Village College has 1,981 pupils on roll.
What ages does Comberton Village College take?: Comberton Village College admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Comberton Village College located?: Comberton Village College is located in Cambridge, CB23 7DU, Cambridgeshire.
How do I apply to Comberton Village College?: Comberton Village College is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Comberton Village College?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Comberton Village College was 3.925 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Comberton Village College?: When Comberton Village College has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Catchment + feeder school + sibling — Children who live in the catchment area, attend named feeder schools and who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission (excluding siblings attending Sixth Form); 3. Sibling — Children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission (excluding siblings attending Sixth Form), and 5 further criteria. The school offers 290 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In cases of equal merit within a criterion, priority goes to children living nearest the school, measured by a straight line from the centre point of the home to the main pupil entrance of the school (Local Authority Admissions team data; local maps/online resources used for families outside the Cambridgeshire mapping system). Where the distance is the same, random allocation is used: names are placed in separate sealed envelopes and an independent person chooses one, arranged by the Local Authority.
What is the largest ethnic background at Comberton Village College?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 71.4% of pupils at Comberton Village College are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Same phase, ranked by distance and how closely they match.

Connected nurseries & schools

Feeder schools & nurseries

Children attending these settings are given priority in this school's admissions.

Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-School

Primary

Good

Everton Heath Primary School

Primary

Good

Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School

Primary

Expected standard

Haslingfield Endowed Primary School

Primary

Good

Gamlingay Village Primary

Primary

Meridian Primary School

Primary

Links are derived from Ofsted registration addresses and published admission arrangements. Always confirm current arrangements with the school.

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