Comberton Village College is an 11–18
mixed secondary school
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and
sixth form
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with
academy status in
Toft,
Cambridge
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,
Cambridgeshire
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, Cambridge. It opened in 1960 as a
village college.
History
The school was first opened in 1960 by
Henry Morris, where it was opened to 330 children and 11 teaching staff. In 1974, the school became fully comprehensive and, in April 1993, it became grant-maintained. It changed to a Foundation School and has recently become a Foundation School with a Trust: the recently formed Comberton Educational Trust. The school was granted a presumption to open a new
sixth form
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due to its high-performing status. Capital funding from the Learning and Skills Council was secured to build the required new facilities for a sixth form. The sixth form department of the college opened in September 2011. The new sixth form building was opened
by
Sir David Bell David Bell may refer to:
Academia
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, permanent secretary for the
Department for Education
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A Department ...
on 14 June 2011.
In February 2011, Comberton Village College became an
academy
An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...
, operated by The Cam Academy Trust. The trust also operates
Cambourne Village College which opened in
Cambourne
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in September 2013, and
Melbourn Village College
Melbourn Village College is a secondary school with academy status, located in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England that serves an extensive area of South Cambridgeshire. The school has over 500 students aged 11–16. Melbourn Village College is ...
in
Melbourn
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,
St Peter's School, Hartford Infant and Junior Schools in
Huntingdon
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, Gamlingay First School and Jeavons Wood Primary School in Cambourne. The
Gamlingay Village College
Gamlingay Village College was a middle school with academy status located in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England. It was the only middle school in Cambridgeshire.
From 2012 to 2017 the school formed part of Stratton Education Trust which also i ...
joined the trust in September 2017.
In January 2016 Comberton Village College were featured in the ITV news for providing teaching resources to
Edlumino
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in order to support the education of refugees in France.
The college has recently started having a ground source heat pump installed, as a ‘first’ in the UK.
Standards
The College retained "Outstanding" status from
Ofsted
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in February 2013. A recent "section 8" monitoring inspection confirmed the excellent standards at the College. In 2014, 77% of GCSE students achieved 5 A*-C grades (including English and Maths) and 66% of all A-level grades were A*-B.
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Academies in Cambridgeshire
Secondary schools in Cambridgeshire
Educational institutions established in 1960
1960 establishments in England
Village College