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Soham Village College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Sand Street, Soham, Ely CB7 5AA · sohamvc.org · 01353 724100
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.38 mi
- 5.45 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 3C · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,436
- 86 over 1,350 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
- First language not English
- 9.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Anglian Learning
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 3C” went to a home 3.38 mi (5.45 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 333 families put the school first and 257 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 257 | 333 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 261 | 300 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 273 | 301 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 262 | 317 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 275 | 311 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 3C | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.38 mi5.45 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.2, and 54.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲54.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.42 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 17.7 | +5.6 |
| Sixth form college | 38.7 | −9.2 |
| Further education | 28.6 | +1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 3.8 | +1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 0.8 | −0.3 |
Ofsted
Soham Village College was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 19 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 19 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (225 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 225
- 16% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 38 parents (17%) with SEND