Witchford Village College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Ely, CB6 2JA
- Distance
- 3.5km away
Ely College
Downham Road, Ely, CB6 2SH
Local ranking13th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1650
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 26 March 2025. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 53.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 57.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 79.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 276
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Continued in education
- 90.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 73.0%
- Higher education
- 19.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 15.0%
- Employment
- 39.0%
- Not sustained
- 21.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
25.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
23.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
63
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 259
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1649
- Boys
- 805 (49%)
- Girls
- 830 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1650 (99% full)
- SEND
- 10.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 16.0%
- EAL
- 3.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.9%
- SEN Support
- 6.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 90.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,455/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
- 7.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 80.5%
- White Other: 7.6%
- Mixed Other: 2.9%
- Asian Other: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
- Black Other: 0.9%
- Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
80.5%
White British
7.6%
White Other
2.9%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 143404
- UKPRN
- 10058113
- Establishment No.
- 4012
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
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