Gamlingay Village College is smaller than the average middle school. The majority of pupils are from White British backgrounds. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is average. The proportion of pupils for whom the school receives the pupil premium, which is additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and children looked after by the local authority, is below the national average. Gamlingay Village College is a sponsor-led academy run by the Stratton Education Trust and shares a governing body with Stratton Upper School. The headteacher at Stratton Upper School acts as the executive headteacher of the school. The substantive headteacher took up his position in September 2015 at the same time as a new leader of mathematics. In January 2016, a new leader of English joined the team. The school does not make use of alternative provision. The school met the government’s floor standards in 2015. These set the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.