The purpose of pupil premium funding is to improve the educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. The criteria for this are pupils who are eligible for free school meals, or have been eligible in the past 6 years, pupils who have been adopted from care or have left care, and children who are looked after by the local authority. Evidence suggests that disadvantaged children face added challenge, and therefore, the Department for Education encourages schools to use the pupil premium allocation (which is in addition to main school funding) to tackle educational equality, including narrowing the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. A good education is regarded as the key to improving life chances.

Our principle aim at Cottenham Village College is to provide excellent teaching and learning opportunities for all our pupils at Cottenham Village College, providing appropriate provision and support where needed for all pupil groups. We strive to offer an education which is underpinned by a challenging and accessible curriculum, robust learning support mechanisms and excellent pastoral care. Cottenham Village College uses the pupil premium funding to raise attainment, enhance personal development. The approach at CVC is linked to the seven building blocks identified by the National Foundation for Educational Research as having success in raising attainment for disadvantaged students. As well as focusing on academic achievement, it is important that the funding is also used to support pupils with their well-being. Therefore, social and emotional learning features within the school’s strategy to address the barriers that disadvantaged pupils face.

To find out more about Pupil Premium and how to apply, please click here

Please click the following link to view our Pupil Premium Strategy 2024-2027

Cottenham Village College was inspected in October 2023 and found to be GOOD in all areas and GOOD overall.

To view the Ofsted Inspection report for November 2023 please follow this link

Ofsted Report November 2019

To view the Ofsted Inspection Report for November 2019 please follow this link.

Osted Report November 2015

Please click on the link below access the 2015 Ofsted Inspection report.

Ofsted Report – November 2015

Parent View

Ofsted operates a facility called Parent View for parents to share their views on the provision offered by schools. We would encourage you, please, to take a moment to register on the site and provide your comments about the College. Parent View has replaced the paper questionnaires that inspectors used to circulate at the time of a school inspection to gather parents’ views.

To complete the short questionnaire please visit http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk.  You will be asked to provide an email address and choose a password when you register. Once your login has been activated, it only takes a few minutes to choose answers to 12 short questions about the school, such as how well we deal with bullying, the quality of teaching, whether the level of homework given to your child is appropriate, and whether you would recommend the school to other parents.

As well as informing Ofsted inspectors, it is also useful for us because it gives valuable information about what you think of the school and helps us to improve.

Please remember, you can give your opinion of your child’s school through Parent View at any time during the school year. At the time of an inspection, you can resubmit your views and the facility will overwrite your previous response so that only one ‘view’ for each parent, per school, is held.

Department of Education Performance Tables

Please use the following link to view the Department of Educational reports:

http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=137434

Please view the Department of Education site for performance tables.

GCSE Results 2023:

Progress 8 Score +0.24 DfE Banding: Above Average.

Attainment 8 score 52.4     (National average 46.3)

81% of students achieved English and maths at grade 4+  (National average 65%)

65% of students achieved English and maths at grade 5+  (National average 45%)

GCSE Results 2022:

Progress 8 Score +0.45 

(local authority average for Cambridgeshire is 0.22; average score for all state-funded schools in England -0.03).

Attainment 8 score 57.9 (National average 48.0)  CVC result FFT rank 14

(local authority average for Cambridgeshire is 51.7; average score for all state-funded schools in England 48.8).

85% of students achieved English and maths at grade 4+ (National average 68%)  CVC result FFT rank 13

70% of students achieved English and maths at grade 5+    (National average 49%) CVC result FFT rank 12

GCSE Results 2019:

73% of students achieved English and maths at grade 4+

58% of students achieved English and maths at grade 5+