Soham Village College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
Sand Street, Ely, CB7 5AA
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 19/06/2024
Application demand
86%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
18.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,436
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
86%
1st preference success rate
258 of 300 families who put it first got an offer
261
Places offered
505
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 300 | 258 | ● 86% |
| 2nd preference | 140 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 65 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 505 | 261 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. 83 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Clarke
- Address
- Sand Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5AA
- Phone
- 01353724100
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- Soham South · Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136610
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ANGLIAN LEARNING
1,436 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
19 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
23 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,448 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.75 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.53 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.42 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 277 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 277 | 21% | 60% | 77% | |
| English Language | 275 | 19% | 60% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 270 | 19% | 63% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 220 | 14% | 43% | 69% | |
| History | 167 | 29% | 59% | 68% | |
| Geography | 118 | 27% | 64% | 76% | |
| Design & Technology | 89 | 38% | 81% | 96% | |
| Business | 79 | 33% | 62% | 71% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 67 | 22% | 58% | 85% | |
| Art and Design | 62 | 24% | 84% | 100% | |
| Biology | 55 | 53% | 93% | 98% | |
| Physics | 55 | 45% | 96% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cambridgeshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.