Witchford Village College
Manor Road, Ely, CB6 2JA
804 pupils · 89% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 25 January 2023, published 9 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 62.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 47.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 167 | 164 | 282 | 167 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 159 | 152 | 265 | 157 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 163 | 131 | 287 | 151 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 175 | 122 | 221 | 153 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 153 | 121 | 223 | 140 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 135 | 121 | 187 | 129 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 119 | 104 | 222 | 111 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 144 | 129 | 248 | 143 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ely College 3.6 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Vista Academy Littleport 9.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Soham Village College 11 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Cottenham Village College 13.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Impington Village College 17.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Swavesey Village College 18.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.