Cottenham Village College

 

Contact Details

Address:
 High Street
 Cottenham
 Cambridge
 Cambridgeshire CB24 8UA
Telephone: 01954 288944

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Cottenham Village College
Trust: Astrea Academy Trust
Sponsor: Astrea Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Hanan McKeand (since January 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Zoe Andrews
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 46.92 / 4.14
Non-teaching Staff*: 29.97
Number of pupils: 877
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.7
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 17.20% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 14.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 24.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 42.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 11.6km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Cambridgeshire
Constituency: South Cambridgeshire
Electoral Ward: Cottenham
School Number: 8734038

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 17th October 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. The Centre School (0.0km) show on map
  2. Cottenham Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  3. Histon and Impington Park Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  4. Hope Tree School (3.5km) show on map
  5. Histon and Impington Brook Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  6. Impington Village College (3.9km) show on map
  7. Northstowe Learning Community (3.9km) show on map
  8. The Martin Bacon Academy (4.0km) show on map
  9. Histon Early Years Centre (4.0km) show on map
  10. The Cavendish School (4.1km) show on map
  11. Oakington CofE Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  12. Waterbeach Community Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  13. Milton Church of England Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  14. Gretton School (4.9km) show on map
  15. Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge (5.0km) show on map
  16. Pathfinder CofE Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  17. Cambridge Regional College (5.3km) show on map
  18. Hatton Park Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  19. Orchard Park Community Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  20. Willingham Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  21. Kings Hedges Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  22. King's Hedges Nursery School (5.6km) show on map
  23. Girton Glebe Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  24. St Laurence Catholic Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  25. The Grove Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  26. Colleges Nursery School (6.3km) show on map
  27. Shirley Community Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  28. North Cambridge Academy (6.5km) show on map
  29. Arbury Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  30. Mayfield Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  31. Chesterton Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  32. Castle School, Cambridge (7.0km) show on map
  33. Milton Road Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  34. OA - Cambridge (7.1km) show on map
  35. Chesterton Community College (7.2km) show on map
  36. St Luke's CofE Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  37. Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA) (7.3km) show on map
  38. Fen Ditton Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  39. Bar Hill Community Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  40. Park Street CofE Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  41. Over Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  42. St John's College School (8.2km) show on map
  43. Robert Arkenstall Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  44. Brunswick Nursery School (8.5km) show on map
  45. Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  46. Wilburton CofE Primary School (8.6km) show on map
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  53. King's College School (8.8km) show on map
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  55. The Harbour School (9.0km) show on map
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  68. Teversham CofE VA Primary School (9.7km) show on map
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  71. Newnham Croft Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  72. Stretham Community Primary School (10.1km) show on map
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  75. Coleridge Community College (10.1km) show on map
  76. Earith Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  77. St Faith's School (10.5km) show on map
  78. Hills Road Sixth Form College (10.5km) show on map
  79. St Bede's Inter-Church School (10.5km) show on map
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  89. Queen Emma Primary School (11.2km) show on map
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  91. The Perse School (11.3km) show on map
  92. Queen Edith Primary School (11.4km) show on map
  93. St Helen's Primary School (11.4km) show on map
  94. Homerton Early Years Centre (11.4km) show on map
  95. Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School (11.5km) show on map
  96. Fen Drayton Primary School (11.5km) show on map
  97. Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School (11.5km) show on map
  98. Long Road Sixth Form College (11.6km) show on map
  99. The Netherhall School (11.6km) show on map
  100. Fawcett Primary School (11.7km) show on map
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