Vista Academy Littleport
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
Camel Road, Ely, CB6 1EW
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 15/03/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.1%
26.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
547
Capacity used
Has space91%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
74 of 74 families who put it first got an offer
81
Places offered
116
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 74 | 74 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 28 | 3 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 13 | 1 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 116 | 78 | 67% |
1st preference success by year
Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (8 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Mepham
- Address
- Camel Road, Ely, CB6 1EW
- Phone
- 01353223300
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- Littleport · Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 150263
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
547 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
18 November 2025
Academy First Section 5 · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
15 March 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 576 pupils
Attendance
91.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
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 | 39.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.51 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.68 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 34% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 106 | — |
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 | 105 | 10% | 39% | 60% | |
| English Language | 105 | 11% | 44% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 101 | 9% | 39% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 101 | 5% | 32% | 54% | |
| History | 60 | 8% | 37% | 45% | |
| Geography | 40 | 10% | 40% | 45% | |
| Art and Design | 38 | 5% | 32% | 53% | |
| Design & Technology | 34 | 6% | 32% | 47% | |
| Spanish | 23 | 17% | 43% | 87% | |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 43% | 71% | 71% | |
| Music | 6 | 17% | 17% | 33% | |
| Statistics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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) |
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.