Ely CollegeVista Academy Littleport

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ely.

Summary of the comparison

Ely College and Vista Academy Littleport are secondary schools in Ely.

  • Ely College scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Vista Academy Littleport scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ely College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ely College was judged Good and Vista Academy Littleport was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.7 for Ely College and 38.8 for Vista Academy Littleport.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ely College (55.6 in 2021-22, 49.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ely College versus Vista Academy Littleport compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ElyEly CollegeElyVista Academy LittleportEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking14th of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure32nd of 34 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,649 532
Capacity1,650 600
LocationEly, CB6 2SH Ely, CB6 1EW
GCSE results
Attainment 849.7 Stronger figure38.8 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths53.5% Stronger figure34.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths73.6% Stronger figure52.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc36.3% Stronger figure24.5% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.33 Stronger figure3.48 4.09
Cohort284 106
A-level results
A-level entries63 Not reported
A-level average points25.1 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points23.1 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,649 532
Free school meals (ever 6)16.0% 29.3%
English as an additional language3.9% 13.0%
SEN support6.2% 16.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence7.7% Stronger figure8.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.2% Stronger figure26.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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