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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 January 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 October 2016Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry282 applications · 167 places offered · 164 named it first
- 2026 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2025 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
- 2024 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2023 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2022 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2021 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2020 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2019 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2018 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2017 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
- 2016 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2015 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- 2014 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
- This school
- Cambridgeshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 167 | 282 | 1.7 | 164 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 159 | 265 | 1.7 | 152 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2024 | 163 | 287 | 1.8 | 131 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2023 | 175 | 221 | 1.3 | 122 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2022 | 153 | 223 | 1.5 | 121 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2021 | 135 | 187 | 1.4 | 121 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2020 | 119 | 222 | 1.9 | 104 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2019 | 144 | 248 | 1.7 | 129 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2018 | 137 | 235 | 1.7 | 109 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2017 | 159 | 319 | 2.0 | 150 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 177 | 320 | 1.8 | 171 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 | 171 | 305 | 1.8 | 150 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2014 | 170 | 311 | 1.8 | 159 | 0.94 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 136 | 42.3 | 42% | 61% | – |
| 2024/25 | 121 | 44.5 | 39% | 63% | – |
| 2023/24 | 145 | 46.4 | 39% | 68% | +0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 123 | 46.6 | 43% | 64% | +0.07 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Witchford Village CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.7applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · CambridgeshireImproved significantly20251.6applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
- 9.9 km · CambridgeshireSerious weaknesses 20251.1applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- 11.0 km · CambridgeshireOutstanding20241.9applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
- 12.7 km · CambridgeshireGood20231.4applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 13.4 km · CambridgeshireGood20231.4applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 15.7 km · CambridgeshireGood20231.9applications per place 52.8Attainment 8
- 17.2 km · CambridgeshireGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 61.4Attainment 8
- 18.3 km · CambridgeshireOutstanding20241.7applications per place 55.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137547 · 873/4055
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 900 pupils · 804 on roll
- Free school meals
- 26.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 October 2011
- Replaced
- Witchford Village College (URN 110871)
- Address
- Manor Road, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2JA
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire · East Cambridgeshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources