Impact Food Group @ Cottenham Village College food hygiene rating

The rating: 5 - Very good

This is a fresh result: Impact Food Group @ Cottenham Village College was inspected on 15 July 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

97% of rated food businesses in South Cambridgeshire score 4 or 5, so this is a normal, good result for the area. See all South Cambridgeshire ratings →

Address: Cottenham Village College High Street, Cottenham, CB24 8UA

How this rating has changed

Impact Food Group @ Cottenham Village College has improved: it was rated 4 before its inspection on 15 July 2026, and now holds a 5. That is the highest rating the scheme awards.

The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.

How it compares in South Cambridgeshire

That puts Impact Food Group @ Cottenham Village College among the 1,068 places in South Cambridgeshire holding top marks, 87% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in South Cambridgeshire

5 out of 5		1,068	87%	← Impact Food Group @ Cottenham Village College
4 out of 5		125	10%
3 out of 5		27	2%
2 out of 5		4	<1%
1 out of 5		5	<1%
0 out of 5		2	<1%

A further 89 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

• Hygienic food handling Good
• Cleanliness & condition of the building Good
• How well they manage food safety Good

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Impact Food Group @ Cottenham Village College none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Understanding this rating

• What does a 0 food hygiene rating mean? A 0 means the inspector found serious problems and urgent improvement is necessary. It is the lowest rating the scheme gives, but it is not a closure order, and a business with a 0 can, and usually does, keep trading while it puts things right.
• Does a low hygiene rating mean the food is unsafe? A low rating tells you that an inspector found problems on a particular day. It is not a measurement of the food, it is not a prediction, and it is not a verdict on whether you will get ill. It is the best single signal a member of the public has, and it is a snapshot.
• Does a business have to display its hygiene rating? It depends where you are. In Wales and Northern Ireland a food business must display its rating where you can read it before you go in. In England it is voluntary, a business there can legally show you nothing.

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Impact Food Group @ Cottenham Village College is one of 29 rated food businesses in Cottenham. See every hygiene rating in Cottenham →

South Cambridgeshire inspects and rates 1,320 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in South Cambridgeshire →

The official record is held by the council: http://www.scambs.gov.uk/