UK Schools
Cottenham Village College
Cottenham Village College is a mixed secondary academy in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire County Council, teaching 860 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in October 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 52 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Cottenham Village College.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Cottenham Village College.
- 1–2 Training Days
- 3–4 Term begins (Year 7 students)
- 5 Term begins (Years 8-11 students)
- 23 Term ends
- 24 Training Day
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 3 Training Day
- 4 Term begins
- 5 Training Day
- 19 Term ends
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
- 26 Boxing Day Bank Holiday
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day Bank Holiday
- 5 Training Day
- 6 Term begins
- 13 Term ends
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 23 Term begins
- 20 Training Day
- 27 Term ends
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday Bank Holiday
- 6 Easter Monday Bank Holiday
- 13 Term begins
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Term ends
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Term begins
- 3 Training Day
- 17 Last day of term for students
- 20 Training Day
- 21–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Training Days Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- Term begins (Year 7 students) Sep 3-4, 2025 Term
- Term begins (Years 8-11 students) Sep 5, 2025 Term
- Term ends Oct 23, 2025 Term
- Training Day Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Training Day Nov 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Term begins Nov 4, 2025 Term
- Training Day Dec 5, 2025 Inset Day
- Term ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
- Training Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Term begins Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Term ends Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Term begins Feb 23, 2026 Term
- Training Day Mar 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Term ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 28 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- Term begins Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Term ends May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Term begins Jun 1, 2026 Term
- Training Day Jul 3, 2026 Inset Day
- Last day of term for students Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Training Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 21 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday Bank Holiday Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday Bank Holiday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Cottenham Village College with Cambridgeshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 52 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Cambridgeshire County Council England
Attendance 22.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Cambridgeshire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 95% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Cambridgeshire County Council England
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 Cottenham 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 Cottenham 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.