Soham Village CollegeNewmarket Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Soham Village College and Newmarket Academy are secondary schools.
Soham Village College scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Newmarket Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Soham Village College is ahead on our composite score.
Soham Village College was judged Outstanding and Newmarket Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.2 for Soham Village College and 45.9 for Newmarket Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Soham Village College (57.5 in 2021-22, 51.2 in 2024-25) and has risen at Newmarket Academy (43.5 in 2021-22, 45.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ElySoham Village College | NewmarketNewmarket Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B77/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 34 in Cambridgeshire | 25th of 43 in Suffolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,432 | 813 | |
| Capacity | 1,350 | 900 | |
| Location | Ely, CB7 5AA | Newmarket, CB8 0EB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.2 Stronger figure | 45.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54.5% Stronger figure | 45.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72.6% | 73.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.9% | 30.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.42 Stronger figure | 3.98 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 277 | 160 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,432 | 813 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.0% | 21.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.4% | 20.8% | |
| SEN support | 11.2% | 12.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.1% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.1% Stronger figure | 7.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.2% Stronger figure | 20.0% | 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.
Soham Village College
Newmarket Academy
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