Its circa 1030 pupils aged 11 – 16[7] share the campus with adults who come to the college for a range of purposes: education, socialising, leisure and sports.

Its pupils take responsibility for the function of the cinema – front of house, projection and business planning; offering regular screenings to the local community.

[9] On 1 June 2011, Sawston Village College gained academy status, effectively ending Cambridgeshire County Council's control and funding of the school.

The Walnut gallery, Main Staff Room, and Sawston Public Library were destroyed, and the Henry Morris Hall was flooded from the hosepipes.

[12] Sawston Village College was crowned the UK's State 11-16 Secondary School of the Year by the Sunday Times 32nd edition[13] in 2024.