Soham Village CollegeVista Academy Littleport

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Soham Village College scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Vista Academy Littleport scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Soham Village College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Soham Village College was judged Outstanding and Vista Academy Littleport was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.2 for Soham Village College and 38.8 for Vista Academy Littleport.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Soham Village College (57.5 in 2021-22, 51.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Soham Village College versus Vista Academy Littleport compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ElySoham Village CollegeElyVista Academy LittleportEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking4th of 34 in Cambridgeshire Stronger figure32nd of 34 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,432 532
Capacity1,350 600
LocationEly, CB7 5AA Ely, CB6 1EW
GCSE results
Attainment 851.2 Stronger figure38.8 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths54.5% Stronger figure34.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths72.6% Stronger figure52.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc20.9% 24.5% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.42 Stronger figure3.48 4.09
Cohort277 106
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,432 532
Free school meals (ever 6)19.0% 29.3%
English as an additional language10.4% 13.0%
SEN support11.2% 16.2%
SEN with an EHC plan5.1% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence7.1% 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.

Soham Village College

Vista Academy Littleport

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