Soham Village College
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B76
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Ely, CB7 5AA
- Distance
- 9.7km away
Newmarket Academy
Exning Road, Newmarket, CB8 0EB
Local ranking26th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 11 July 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 161
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 813
- Boys
- 396 (50%)
- Girls
- 401 (50%)
- Capacity
- 900 (89% full)
- SEND
- 16.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.4%
- EAL
- 20.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.1%
- SEN Support
- 12.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 42.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,180/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 66.6%
- White Other: 13.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.7%
- Mixed Other: 3.6%
- Asian Indian: 3.2%
- Black African: 2.5%
- Other: 2.0%
- Asian Other: 1.3%
66.6%
White British
13.6%
White Other
3.7%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Exning Road
Newmarket, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 140669
- UKPRN
- 10045441
- Establishment No.
- 4041
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
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