Excellence for All

COMBERTONVILLAGECOLLEGE

We are delighted that you are interested in our school. We

hope you are able to join the constructive partnership between school, pupils and parents which

makes Comberton Village College such a vibrant and successful

learning community.

Welcome from the

Heads of School

At CVC we strive to ensure that every pupil attains the highest

academic achievement of which they are capable and that they

consistently experience innovative and inspiring teaching. We

strongly believe that the highest achievement is only possible where

pupils feel secure and supported within a calm and purposeful

learning environment, and where they are not only well led, but

also have the opportunity to become leaders themselves. OFSTED

has consistently judged CVC to be an ‘outstanding’ institution and

we are totally committed to maintaining our position as a centre of

academic excellence at the heart of the local community.

Peter Law, Head of Lower School

Paul Lawrence, Head of Upper School

High Quality Teaching and Learning

At Comberton Village College we are committed to

providing outstanding teaching which ensures the

highest quality learning outcomes. Our

highly-qualified and experienced specialist staff

consistently deliver lessons which are engaging and

exciting. We aim to create a passion for learning

among pupils and to generate the skills which allow

individuals to become independent learners. As our

school site has evolved from its opening in 1960 we

have been fortunate to incorporate state-of-the-art

facilities with an IT infrastructure which allows us to

exploit new and emerging technologies.

‘Comberton Village College is a highly successful school which enables its pupils to achieve not only academic excellence but also to become mature, confident, thoughtful and rounded individuals with clear goals for their future lives.’ OFSTED 2013

We expect every pupil to achieve his or her best at Comberton Village

College. We aim to ensure that every pupil makes the greatest

possible progress whatever their starting point.

High Achievement

for All

We strive to provide a personalised and flexible curriculum which

meets the needs of each individual. We are now delighted to be

able to offer the opportunity for educational continuity to A Level

through our outstanding Comberton Sixth Form. We are proud our

academic performance consistently matches that of the highest

performing schools in the country.

We believe that high achievement means more than academic

achievement alone, and it is important to us that pupils develop

broad skills and confidence through our Personal Development

programme, involvement in the wider life of the school and

through engagement with our many extra-curricular activities.

These include clubs, fixtures, local visits, international trips and

leadership opportunities, such as our extensive

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

A Positive and Caring Ethos

Comberton Village College is characterised by an

inclusive ethos where every pupil can thrive. Positive,

polite and considerate behaviour is insisted on from

all pupils, at all times, enabling everyone to learn well.

Our simple uniform is worn properly and fully by all

pupils. Positive behaviour is encouraged through a

system of rewards. Simple and fair sanctions are used

if necessary, to ensure behaviour is as it should be.

We aim to work positively with parents to ensure that

all our pupils are happy, secure and learning well.

‘Pupils take great pride in their college. They have highly positive attitudes to learning and are keen to do their best in class. Behaviour in and out of lessons is exceptionally good.’ OFSTED 2013

We are committed to providing an excellent educational experience

for every pupil at Comberton Village College.

Wider Educational

Opportunities

As well as ensuring excellent teaching and learning takes place

in every lesson, this means providing a broad range of exciting

educational opportunities for all pupils outside the classroom. This

properly enables every pupil to become capable, confident and caring.

Very many opportunities exist within both sport and the expressive

arts, making the most of our outstanding modern facilities. Clubs,

fixtures, productions and performances are available to everyone.

Every pupil has the opportunity to start the Duke of Edinburgh Award

programme at Bronze level from Year 9, with some following this right

through to achieve the Gold Award in the Sixth Form.

A wide range of trips and visits take place for all pupils, both in this

country and abroad. Year 7 pupils all attend our summer residential

at Beaumanor Hall, and a visit to Spain takes place for them in May.

Field trips, ski trips, sports and language visits are all on

offer to pupils as they move through the school, to

Britain, Europe and continents beyond.

Working with our Primary Schools

The College has consistently endeavoured to build

ever-stronger relationships with our network of

catchment primary schools. Close liaison means that

we are able to dovetail the primary and secondary

curriculums effectively, and ensures that we are as

well informed as possible about every pupil arriving

at our school. We collaborate particularly closely at

transition time to ensure that all pupils feel secure in

their move to secondary school and that they start

Year 7 feeling confident they are learning in a familiar

and reassuring environment.

‘It is clear that pupils enjoy school and enjoy learning in lessons. They relish the challenges presented by teachers in the work they set.’ OFSTED 2013

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