UK Schools
Bassingbourn Village College
Bassingbourn Village College is a mixed secondary academy in Royston, Cambridgeshire County Council, teaching 652 pupils aged 11 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in April 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 47.5 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 5 January 2026 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Bassingbourn Village College.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Bassingbourn Village College.
- 5 Start of Spring Term
- 13 Professional Day
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 27 End of Spring Term (finish at 1.30pm)
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 13 Start of Summer Term
- 1 Professional Day (no students in school)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 17 End of Summer Term (finish at 1.30pm)
- 20 Professional Day (disaggregated, no students)
- 21–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Start of Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Professional Day Feb 13, 2026 Event
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- End of Spring Term (finish at 1.30pm) Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Start of Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Professional Day (no students in school) May 1, 2026 Event
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- End of Summer Term (finish at 1.30pm) Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Professional Day (disaggregated, no students) Jul 20, 2026 Event
- Summer Holiday Jul 21 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Bassingbourn Village College with Cambridgeshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 47.5 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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Attendance 27.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 96% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Bassingbourn Village College. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Bassingbourn Village College than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.