Welcome to Cambourne Village College

Thank you for visiting our website.

Cambourne Village College, an academy of The Cam Academy Trust, opened in brand new premises in September 2013 with just five forms of Year 7 pupils. Serving one of the fastest-growing communities in the UK, we now have more than 1300 pupils on roll, with major further expansion planned, including the opening of our new sixth form centre in September 2024. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, visitors and volunteers to share this commitment.

The College has enjoyed remarkable success since opening, gaining an early Ofsted Outstanding rating along with designation as a Leading Edge School. Our pupils achieve excellent results in public examinations via a curriculum designed to offer maximum breadth and opportunity for all abilities. Our extra-curricular offer is also outstanding: annual musical drama performances, termly concerts, a wide range of competitive and recreational sporting activities, and many further clubs and events are on offer. In 2019, we were granted the International School Award by the British Council and are looking forward to re-launching our programme of international visits and exchanges this year.

We strive to be a welcoming and inclusive school for our pupils and also to fulfil our Village College ethos in serving the whole community: we support an active adult education programme and more than 30 local groups and organisations make use of the school’s facilities, out of hours. This unusual commitment to our local community was a key factor in our gaining the Artsmark Platinum Award and The Goldsmiths' Award for Community Engagement in 2024. Furthermore, our work as part of the international community has once again earned us recognition with the International School Award for 2024-27.

Our aims are summed up below: and further explained in our Ethos Statement.

Aspiring to Excellence

• We are a dynamic, innovative and outward-looking school.
• We value every individual and seek the best possible outcomes for each one.
• Our staff is highly qualified, exceptionally committed and continually learning.
• We nurture mutually-beneficial partnerships which enhance our pupils’ opportunities and well-being.
• We are sustained by collaboration, mutual support and trusting relationships.
• We are an open, friendly school, where all people feel they belong.
• We are proud to serve our community of Cambourne and want Cambourne to be proud of us.

I hope you find our website interesting and informative: if there is anything else that you would like to know, or if you would like to arrange a visit to the College, please do Contact Us.

Cambourne Village College Sixth Form

Cambourne Village College Sixth Form opened in September 2024. 

For more information please see our Sixth Form website: Homepage - Cambourne Sixth Form

How to get to Cambourne Sixth Form: 

By car from St Neots - take the A1198 south from Caxton Gibbet Roundabout. At Caxton Village/ West Cambourne roundabout, take the first left along Dobbins Avenue. Follow the road through the development for approximately half a mile. When you reach the West Cambourne Entrance, turn right through the gates; parking and the Sixth Form Reception will be in front of you. Please bear in mind that there are roadworks on this route until 2027 and journeys may take longer than anticipated. Due to the new nature of the West Cambourne development, your sat nav may not bring you this way automatically; please also be aware that, until September 2025, parking access in this car park will be restricted unless a specific event is taking place in the Sixth Form.

By car from Cambridge: enter Cambourne from the A428 by Cambourne Road; go right around the large roundabout and then take the first left onto Sheepfold Lane. Follow Sheepfold Lane until arriving in the main school car park, and follow the ‘on foot from Cambourne main school’ directions, below.

By bus from St Neots: Catch the Whippet Number 18 from the Market Square, Spar on Cambridge Street or the eastbound stop on Cambridge Road (Love’s Farm). Alight at the Co-op on School Lane in Lower Cambourne. From here, walk across the green, and follow Swansley Lane until you reach the footpath/ bike path at the end of Swansley Lane. This path will take you to the main school site, and the directions below will bring you to the Sixth Form. It is approximately a 12 minute walk.

On foot from Cambourne main school car park: Enter the side access road to the right of the site. Follow the footpath round, and you'll arrive in the West Cambourne car park; the Sixth Form Reception will be on your left.