"Bottisham Village College is a good school with many outstanding features."

"Opportunities for individual students to enjoy school and achieve well, through a wide range of vocational and academic
qualifications and awards, show that 'Every Child Matters' is both policy and practice."

Ofsted September 2007

Identified as a ‘particularly successful school’ by

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in January 2005

BOTTISHAM VILLAGE COLLEGE AMONGST THE HIGHEST PERFORMING

Staff and pupils at Bottisham Village College are celebrating after excellent exam results and a successful inspection earned the college achieving High Performing School Status (HPSS).

The designation – from the Department for Children, Schools and Families – is only awarded to schools which have achieved outstanding academic results.

It means the college – already a Humanities College – can apply for an additional specialism, which will in turn attract additional funding for further developments.

The HPSS is based on a number of challenging criteria, and the consideration for designation is triggered by a successful OfSTED inspection – which Bottisham had last September. There is then an analysis of a school’s examination results to see if the standards of achievement and progress of students is sufficiently high. These criteria are reviewed each year and the standard required has been raised significantly for 2008.

The designation comes as Bottisham Village College prepares for an extensive building and redevelopment programme, due to start in the summer holidays and scheduled for completion in September 2009. The work will significantly enhance facilities, providing both replacement of mobile classrooms, together with additional rooms, including a large multi-purpose space which will be used for a variety of activities.

Following this first phase, some of the existing accommodation will be converted to provide a base for Cambridgeshire County Council’s Bottisham, Burwell & Soham Locality Team, as well as a Children’s Centre and a new Youth Centre.

College principal Kate Evans said: “We are all delighted with this news. The college received a highly successful inspection report last September and this, together with our continuing success in public examinations, has enabled us to achieve High Performing School Status. It is a credit to everyone who works and supports the college – staff, governors, pupils, their parents and partners”