Comberton Village College

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| name = Comberton Village College

| image = File:CombertonVC_Front_View_2019.jpg

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| motto = In Nobis

| address = West Street, Comberton{{cite web | url = https://www.royalmail.com/find-a-postcode | publisher = Royal Mail | title = Find an address | access-date = 12 January 2023}}

| city = Cambridge

| county = Cambridgeshire

| postcode = CB23 7DU

| country = England

| coordinates = {{Coord|52.1848|0.0108|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}}

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| type = Academy

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| established = {{Start date|1960}}

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| local_authority = Cambridgeshire County Council

| trust = The Cam Academy Trust

| urn = 136463

| ofsted = Yes

| principal = Peter Law{{cite web |title=Executive Principal's Message |url=https://www.combertonvc.org/about-us/executive-principals-message |website=Comberton Village College |accessdate=4 February 2019 |language=en}}

| principal_label = Executive Principal

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| gender = Mixed

| age_range = 11–18

| enrolment = 1,965 (as of 2024)){{cite web |title=Comberton Village College |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136463 |website=Get information about schools |publisher=GOV.UK |accessdate=4 February 2019 |language=en}}

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Comberton Village College is an 11–18 mixed secondary school and sixth form with academy status on the edge of Comberton village in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. It opened in 1960 as a village college.

==History==

The school was first opened in 1960 by Henry Morris, where it was opened to 330 children and 11 teaching staff.{{cite web |title=School History |url=https://cambsvc.org.uk/category/comberton/ |website=Cambridge Village Colleges Archives |access-date=10 August 2021}} In 1974, the school became fully comprehensive and, in April 1993, it became grant-maintained. It changed to a Foundation School and has recently become a Foundation School with a Trust: the recently formed Comberton Educational Trust. The school was granted a presumption to open a new sixth form due to its high-performing status. Capital funding from the Learning and Skills Council was secured to build the required new facilities for a sixth form. The sixth form department of the college opened in September 2011. The new sixth form building was opened{{cite web|title=Newly-knighted Sir David Bell opens £7.5 million sixth form centre|url=http://www.cambridgefirst.co.uk/news/newly_knighted_sir_david_bell_opens_7_5_million_sixth_form_centre_1_921709|publisher=Cambridge First|accessdate=15 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911153148/http://www.cambridgefirst.co.uk/news/newly_knighted_sir_david_bell_opens_7_5_million_sixth_form_centre_1_921709|archive-date=11 September 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=£9.5 sixth-form centre opened|url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Education-and-Training/News/95-sixth-form-centre-opened-15062011.htm|publisher=Cambridge News|accessdate=15 June 2011}} by Sir David Bell, permanent secretary for the Department for Education on 14 June 2011.

In February 2011, Comberton Village College became an academy, operated by the Cam Academy Trust. The trust also operates Cambourne Village College which opened in Cambourne in September 2013, and Melbourn Village College in Melbourn, St Peter's School, Hartford Infant and Junior Schools in Huntingdon, Gamlingay First School and Jeavons Wood Primary School in Cambourne.{{cite web|title=Home - The Cam Academy Trust|url=http://www.catrust.co.uk/|website=www.catrust.co.uk|accessdate=11 December 2017|language=en}} The Gamlingay Village College joined the trust in September 2017.{{cite web|last1=Braybrooks|first1=Dominique|title=Admissions|url=http://www.gamlingaymiddle.cambs.sch.uk/index.php/78-lnews/417-article-admissions2016|website=www.gamlingaymiddle.cambs.sch.uk|language=en-gb}}

In January 2016, Comberton Village College were featured in the ITV news for providing teaching resources to Edlumino in order to support the education of refugees in France.{{cite web|last1=Keedy|first1=Chloe|title=Cambridge 'superhead' sets up makeshift school in French refugee camp|url=http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2016-02-10/cambridge-superhead-sets-up-makeshift-school-in-french-refugee-camp/|website=ITV Anglia|date=10 February 2016 |accessdate=26 February 2016}}

In 2022, the college installed a ground source heat pump, as a ‘first’ in the UK.{{Cite web |last=Shepard |first=Gabriel |date=2022-01-27 |title=Work begins to install new £3 million heat pump at school in UK first |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/work-begins-install-new-3-22885923 |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=CambridgeshireLive |language=en}}