Witchford Village College

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Manor Road
Witchford
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB6 2JA
Phone 01353662053
Reference Number 137547

General Makeup

Number of pupils 767
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.59%
Girls: 49.41%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 25.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 83 92 175
8 98 80 178
9 77 82 159
10 61 74 135
11 69 51 120

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.6%
White, Other 5.1%
Mixed, Other 2.1%
White & Asian 1%
Unclassified 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
African 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.1%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 2023-03-10
Date Report
2023-01-24 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 10 March 2023
2016-10-12 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 15 November 2016
2015-11-05 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 24 November 2015
2015-06-09 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 22 June 2015
2015-02-04 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 02 March 2015
2013-05-15 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 14 June 2013
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
Previously as Witchford Village College
2011-07-05 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 01 September 2011
2010-01-13 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 04 February 2010
2008-06-24 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 15 July 2008
2007-06-13 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 05 July 2007
2006-09-11 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 07 June 2007
2003-05-12 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 10 September 2003
2011-07-05 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 01 September 2011
2010-01-13 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 04 February 2010
2008-06-24 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 15 July 2008
2007-06-13 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 05 July 2007
2006-09-11 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 07 June 2007
2003-05-12 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 10 September 2003

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 38.8% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 58.7% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 70 3
Third Preference 43 2
From another Local Authority 3 2

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0.38 miles
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2.44 miles
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School Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2FG
2.64 miles
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Wood Lane, Stretham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3JN
2.81 miles
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2.94 miles
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Carpond Lane, Wilburton, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3RJ
2.98 miles
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3 miles
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3.22 miles
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3.59 miles
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The Brook, Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2PU
3.99 miles
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Brangehill Lane, Mepal, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2AL
4.24 miles
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2.14 miles
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2.2 miles
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