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Impington Village College
- Pupils on roll
- 1,446of 1,370 places
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 236
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 11 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Impington Village College (URN 110861, until 1 February 2012).
What the data says
Of the 227 pupils who finished Year 11 at Impington Village College in 2023, 15% stayed on in Impington Village College’s own sixth form (Cambridgeshire average 24%) and 17% went to a further education college.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 60% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 58.6 against 46.1 across England and 48.1 in Cambridgeshire, with 66% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Cambridgeshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Impington Village College | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 227 | 6,392 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 15% | 24% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 60% | 32% | 13% |
| — further education college | 17% | 29% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | — | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Impington Village College | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 125 | 5,697 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 69% | 83% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 36% | 39% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 19% | 26% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 3% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 27% | 35% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 17% | 12% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Impington Village College | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 58.6 | 48.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 66% | 50% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 75% | 46% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.69 | 4.36 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 14% | 24% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 43.9 | 32.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 61.0 | 52.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 11% | 14% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 237 | 100% | 88% | 40% | 22% | 84% |
| English Language | 235 | 100% | 89% | 37% | 20% | 80% |
| English Literature | 233 | 99% | 86% | 46% | 21% | 80% |
| Combined Science | 156 | 66% | 65% | 32% | 9% | 83% |
| History | 135 | 57% | 41% | 57% | 26% | 89% |
| Geography | 99 | 42% | 41% | 45% | 25% | 79% |
| Spanish | 79 | 33% | 19% | 53% | 27% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 78 | 33% | 23% | 72% | 47% | 85% |
| Physics | 78 | 33% | 23% | 76% | 46% | 86% |
| Biology | 78 | 33% | 23% | 74% | 45% | 85% |
| Business Studies | 70 | 30% | 18% | 43% | 20% | 84% |
| German | 56 | 24% | 5% | 34% | 33% | 84% |
| French | 53 | 22% | 18% | 34% | 29% | 74% |
| Computer Science | 43 | 18% | 13% | 56% | 30% | 93% |
| Fine Art | 38 | 16% | 9% | 53% | 28% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 37 | 16% | 11% | 49% | 24% | 86% |
| Photography | 26 | 11% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 92% |
| Drama | 20 | 8% | 7% | 35% | 27% | 95% |
| Statistics | 19 | 8% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 26% |
| Religious Studies | 17 | 7% | 31% | 76% | 32% | 88% |
| Music | 15 | 6% | 5% | 33% | 33% | 80% |
| Design and Technology | 13 | 6% | 11% | 62% | 23% | 92% |
| Dance | 10 | 4% | 1% | 40% | 27% | 90% |
| Latin | 7 | 3% | 1% | 43% | 74% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 5 | 2% | 8% | — | 21% | — |
| Japanese | 5 | 2% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Chinese | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Modern Greek | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 40 | 100% | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 22 | 100% | — |
| Health Studies | 15 | 100% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 14 | 100% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 100% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Impington Village College | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 251 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 1 | 3,369 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | — | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | — | 37.39 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | — | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | — | 23% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self Development | IBO Diploma Programme Core | 45 | 100% | — |
| Baccalaureate | International Baccalaureate | 44 | 100% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 37 | 100% | — |
| Management Studies / Science | IBO Higher level component | 11 | 100% | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 11 | 100% | — |
| Psychology | IBO Higher level component | 9 | 100% | — |
| History | IBO Higher level component | 8 | 100% | — |
| Untranslated Literature | IBO Standard level component | 7 | 100% | — |
| Economics | IBO Higher level component | 6 | 100% | — |
| Geography | IBO Higher level component | 6 | 100% | — |
| Chemistry | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Biology | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Film Studies | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | IBO Diploma Programme Core | — | — | — |
| Politics | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Learning Skills | IBO Diploma Programme Core | — | — | — |
| Mathematical Studies | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Physics | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Untranslated Literature | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Biology | IBO Standard level component | — | — | — |
| Geography | IBO Standard level component | — | — | — |
| Mathematical Studies | IBO Standard level component | — | — | — |
| Other Languages | IBO Standard level component | — | — | — |
| Psychology | IBO Standard level component | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Visual Arts | IBO Standard level component | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.