Henry Morris, founder of the village college system in Cambridgeshire, employed prominent architects to design the colleges, and Impington was designed by Walter Gropius, founder of The Bauhaus School of Architecture, and his partner Maxwell Fry.

In 2014, the college received a £100,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for important repair and restoration works to the listed part of the site.

These houses were named after Helen Keller, Rosa Parks, Alan Turing and Raoul Wallenberg.

Impington Village College has an international sixth form, educating pupils aged 16–19 from a mix of nations and cultures.

It also offers its own course called 'Ideal' which is for students with learning difficulties and teaches them essential life skills, as well as some basic qualifications.