In 2006 59% of students obtained 5 or more A*-C GCSEs including English and mathematics, rising to 63% if those two subjects are excluded.

[1] In the most recent full Ofsted inspection in 2023, Melbourn Village College was rated Inadequate,[2] with the inspector noting that while students "achieve adequately in Year 11 examinations, less attention is paid to addressing weaknesses in the depth and breadth of their knowledge".

In an earlier news update, Bennet described the school's 2023 GCSE standards as "at least the same as those gained in 2019",[4] the year in which 39% of students achieved less than a grade 4 in English and/or Maths.

[5] The following subjects are offered/taught: English, Maths (plus Further Maths in Year 11), Science, Geography, History, Religious Education, Food Technology, Design & Technology, Art, Physical Education, Mandarin, Spanish, Music, Drama, Computer Science and Psychology .

[8] In April 2006 Nicola Dunklin, a teaching assistant, set up the South Cambridgeshire branch of the charity, Friends of Chernobyl's Children.