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Witchford Village College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Manor Road, Witchford, Ely CB6 2JA · wvc.tela.org.uk · 01353 662053
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.17 mi
- 3.50 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 9OCF · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 804
- 89% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 9OCF” went to a home 2.17 mi (3.50 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 95% 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 | 167 | 164 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 159 | 152 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 163 | 131 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 175 | 122 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 153 | 121 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 9OCF | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.17 mi3.50 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.5, and 38.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ●62.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲47.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.16 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.8 | −10.7 |
| Sixth form college | 35.2 | +12.2 |
| Further education | 37.2 | +10.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1 | −3.1 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −4.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | −0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 0.7 | −3.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Witchford Village College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (118 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 118
- 17% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (28%) with SEND