Impington Village College is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, for children and young people aged 11 to 18. Its specialist base takes children for physical disability.
- Ages 11–18
- 1,446 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision
- Pupils
- 1,446
- Headteacher
- Ms Jo Sale (Principal)
- Part of
- Eastern Learning Alliance
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- School reference (URN)
- 137826
Needs its base supports
1 need: physical
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Sensory and physical
- Physical disability Other schools for this in Cambridgeshire (5)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Cambridgeshire council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, February 2025; school remains Good (November 2019)
Inspected in February 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, November 2019).
Contact and getting there
New Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9LX
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- The Cavendish School Special school · Ages 7–18 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.2 miles
- Hope Tree School Independent · Ages 7–19 · Ofsted: Good 0.8 miles
- St Laurence Catholic Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 4–11 · Ofsted: Good 1.2 miles
All SEND schools in Cambridgeshire
By need in Cambridgeshire: Autism (12) · Moderate learning (11) · SEMH (8) · Severe learning (8) · Speech and language (7) · Dyslexia and SpLD (6) · Physical (6) · PMLD (4) · Hearing (4) · Vision (4) · Multi-sensory (4)
Questions about Impington Village College
How do I get a place in Impington Village College’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Impington Village College support?
Physical disability. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Impington Village College take?
Aged 11 to 18, boys and girls.
What is Impington Village College’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Impington Village College?
New Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9LX, in Cambridgeshire.
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