Comberton Village College

So the school uses iPads but the wifi is so bad. literally 1 byte per second.

Everything else is fine…

Good school and the food is delicious. But our RPE class once spent 30 minutes on one PowerPoint slide, that was meant to be 2 minutes. But idc. Break time is WAY to short, make it 30 mins pls. There is a load of shouting and detentions given out (not to me though 😇), and yeah it’s great. I learnt some stuff here, so it’s working…

I don’t like bacon roles though.

Shed burnt down and people were evacuated onto the field next to the flaming shed.

This school is nothing short of a disaster for students. It seems more interested in controlling kids than educating them. The so-called "isolation rooms" are practically prison cells—cold, bare, and completely inhumane. Detention is handed out for the most trivial reasons, like forgetting a pencil or asking a question that challenges their rigid rules.

If your child has special needs, and has no medical paper to prove it, expect zero support. The school either ignores them entirely or punishes them for behaviors they can’t control. Creative and independent thinkers are treated like troublemakers, as if thinking differently is a crime.

The staff’s behavior is unprofessional and often outright threatening. Instead of encouraging growth, they resort to intimidation and humiliation, leaving students feeling scared and demoralized.

This isn’t a place for learning or development—it’s a place that crushes spirits and stifles individuality. If you care about your child’s well-being, look elsewhere.

This school is an absolute disgrace. It’s less of an educational institution and more of a prison designed to crush the spirit of its students. The administration seems to believe that isolating students in prison-like cells for the smallest infractions is somehow conducive to learning. These isolation tactics are nothing short of traumatizing and reflect a complete disregard for students' mental health.

The staff hands out detentions like candy, punishing children for the most trivial things instead of fostering an environment where they can learn from mistakes. If you have a child with special needs, don’t even bother enrolling them here. The school seems to have no understanding or willingness to accommodate different learning styles or disabilities, leaving these students to struggle on their own.

Worse yet, the school has a clear bias against students who think outside the box. Creativity and individuality are treated as threats rather than strengths, and any student who dares to think differently is met with hostility. The administration and some teachers even resort to unprofessional threats to intimidate students into compliance.

If you care about your child’s well-being, growth, and future, avoid this school at all costs. It’s a toxic environment where students are set up to fail, both academically and emotionally.

This school is atrocious. The pupils are vile and present putrid behaviour towards other students. I’m in year 7 and have been told I’m going to get touched multiple time by many students, leaving me feeling uncomfortable and sad.

I also hate bacon rolls.

The children is disobedient and the food is expensive other than that it's alright, I would recommend if you are looking for a good education for your children, home lunches are nice but not necessary. The canteen is available to everyone for a slightly high price

Alright not that bad of a school but the uniform thing is weird

No pastoral care whatsoever. Extremely harsh environment, teachers provide detentions, stickers and isolation for the littlest of things like asking to go to the toilet during lessons. School preaches about individuality and yet you get detentions for wearing makeup jewellery, having haircuts or styling uniform to suit your own body. Facilities are terrible, toilets mouldy and out of action for most of the time. Not enough staff- Many different teachers teaching many different subjects that they are completely unaware of. Difficult to not get bullied and no support or help from teachers when asked for it. Would not recommend it to anyone unless it is an absolute last resort.

Came out with good grades but that's about it. School was a grades factory with little care regarding student wellbeing.
I was bullied Horrifically the entire time I attended and very little was done about it. It is not an exaggeration that these were the worst years of my life and I'm now in trauma counseling as a result. The school cared more about arbitrary rules about uniform, the length of your skirt or the colour of your hair was a far bigger deal than the abuse you received from other students. Some of the teachers were nice but overall the school was pretty indifferent to wellbeing.
All in all I left with good grades but very poor mental health. I hope that the school is better now than back then but I think that this experience shows there's more to a good school than being rated outstanding by ofsted.

Came out with good grades but thats it. School prioritised grades above all else, to the detriment of student wellbeing. Was bullied really badly most of my time there (and am currently going to trauma counseling as a result) and this was handled very poorly and indifferently though some of the teachers were nice.
Whilst the school did absolutely nothing about bullying it was very strict on arbitrary rules about things like uniform etc
This school may look good but its essentially a grades factory that cares more about its external image than anything else. Hope its a better place now but honestly hated my time there.

A little bit shit as all schools are but overall a good school with great facilities and decent support for most schools. A good selection of gcse options and mostly good quality teaching

I'm so grateful to have found Comberton Village College. From the moment our child started, we've felt part of a supportive and inclusive community. The facilities are top-notch, and the values of respect, kindness, and empathy shine through in everything they do. My child is thriving academically and personally.

So basically I’m from these endz and I am a street lamp and I’m fuming one of there students stuck gum to my brother and kicked him one also said that I was a massive cock sucking street sign so I got annoyed and shagged his mum (the ugly dog: business over pleasure)

So basically what I’m getting at is that this school is not nice to street lamps 0 stars

🔴🟠🟢 b2 street lamp

This school is a zero in my books a student texted my son quote “hello bbg
Do you want my bbc text back if” appauled don’t send your kids here it’s a ghetto (might get inappropriately fiddled with)

Live from concerned mother of 7

I was in a group for neurodivergent students; I felt welcome at first, but going into my third year I found the staff there uncaring, appearing to value their reputation over kids’ wellbeing. I also felt increasingly stifled and lonely in there, and longed to get out.

A couple of the teachers were of a similar vein: prioritising learning over the kids’ mental wellbeing. However, most of the teachers talked to their pupils, helping ease the learning process and making their lessons enjoyable, interactive and interesting. This was a privilege few other schools might have offered.

Bullying, mental and physical, was a problem that the teachers seemed unwilling to address as long as it didn’t interrupt learning.This is a problem I hope will be resolved soon. As a side point, they also didn’t seem to notice if homework was handed in or done sufficiently.

One more point; I saw very few student of religious and minority groups during my time there, though this might be due to demographics.

On a positive note, however, the library, art department and religion, philosophy and religion and history departments were well-resourced, and given as much care as the subjects other schools would deem more important, such as maths and science.

I will therefore leave this school with a 3/5 score, as I think it has much to improve, and, with the right use of resources and management, it can still do so.

While we're generally happy with Comberton Village College, we've experienced some issues with communication from teachers and staff. Sometimes it takes a while to get a response to emails or messages, which can be frustrating. However, we've been pleased with the overall quality of education and the opportunities available to our child.

Even though they are ofsted outstanding it’s not a good school coming from a students point of view. I have been to many schools in my life and comberton wasn’t the best or the worst to be fair. Some of the teachers care about students some don’t. Also they do not handle bullying well. They say they do but they really don’t abs it’s a real shame tbh. Oh forgot to mention the hot desserts are banging and that’s the only reason I give the school 3 stars

The mental health caring team is bad, they really don’t care about you and they just snitch to parents all the time. Classes are okay- teachers do seem to care a little bit and do try and help educate students! Facilities like toilets are really bad, they spent 1Million pounds on a small pointless corridor when they could have improved toilets/music rooms/food/etc

We were so impressed with Comberton Village College during our time there. The teachers were dedicated and enthusiastic, and the school offered a wide range of extracurricular activities that our child loved. We're confident that the skills and confidence they gained will serve them well in future endeavors.