Dear Prospective Pupils and Families, 

Welcome to Cottenham Village College and our Open Evening page. We are extremely proud to be a village college: unique to Cambridgeshire, Henry Morris envisaged a model of schools that would serve the whole community. We are part of this special group of schools: providing education for our pupils alongside leisure facilities and an extensive adult learning programme. Cottenham is at the heart of the community and a true model of lifelong learning. 

We believe in learning for all, this is our core purpose and function. At the heart of this is a rigorous, coherent and well-structured knowledge-rich curriculum: our subjects at both Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 are taught by specialists and sequenced in a way that ensures systematic and thorough teaching. 

We believe this excellent educational experience is a right of all pupils and one which is liberating and empowering. Our stimulating and broad curriculum aims to foster our pupils’ curiosity, raise their aspirations and enable them to achieve highly. All of this opens doors for our pupils and places them in a strong position to question and debate the world around them. 

Our GCSE results are excellent and place us in the top 20% of schools nationally. The progress and success that our pupils enjoy allows them to flourish in their studies beyond CVC; they are ready and equipped to go on and study at some of the best sixth form colleges in the country. 

Put simply, we have high expectations of our pupils. We all endeavour to work hard for and with them to support them to achieve their very best and flourish as confident learners. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions or queries about the transition process. 

 

Please click here for the introduction guide to our PTFA – who are very much looking forward to meeting you and working with you.

 

Open Evening: Thursday 1st October 2026

We are delighted to invite you to Cottenham Village College on Thursday 1st October for our annual Open Evening at the following times:

  • 4.30pm: First Welcome to CVC talk, followed by tour of the school (arrive from 4.20pm)
  • 5.30pm: Second Welcome to CVC talk, followed by tour of the school (arrive from 5.20pm)

 

While you are visiting our website, please feel free to explore the other valuable resources on the site to help support transition to Cottenham Village College. The website will be updated during the year so please do revisit it regularly to find further updates in preparation for your child starting Year 7 in September 2027.

We also have two Open Mornings (Tuesday 13th October and Friday 16th October) available for you to see the school in action, but places will need to be booked and are limited for safety reasons. The timings for both mornings are 9.00am-10.40am. Please register your interest via the buttons below or contact Reception@astreacottenham.org to book a place for one of the two slots.

Open Evening Booking Form
Open Morning Booking Form

In the meantime, I am pleased to share some key dates for our transition process this academic year which are as follows:

  • Deadline for Applications: 31st October 2026 Cambridgeshire Admissions website
  • National Offer Date: 1st March 2027
  • Year 6 Parent/Carer Information Evening: 11th March 2027
  • Transition visit for Year 6 students at Cottenham VC: 13th July 2027

We look forward to welcoming you to Cottenham Village College.