Bassingbourn Village College

URN 137427·Secondary·Academy converter·Anglian Learning·Compare

Flags

2

0 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.4%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,189.19

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+7.1%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 30.8%.

Overall absence at 9.4%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

27 February 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.47.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.72.1%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)51.6%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.36.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

658

Capacity

625 (105%)

Free school meals

16.9%

English additional lang.

4.4%

Ethnicity

White British 82.4%Asian 1.6%Black 0.8%Mixed 3.9%Chinese 0.2%Other 0.5%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

34.6

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

19.0

Mean salary

£46,370

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.4%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

27.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.1%

Unauthorised absence

2.3%

2024/25 · 698 pupils