Soham Village College
Sand Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5AA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ANGLIAN LEARNING
- Principal
- Mr Jon Hampson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Anglian Learning
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,436
- URN
- 136610
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01353724100
About this school
Soham Village College is a secondary academy in Ely. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,436 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 276 | 266 | 277 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.0 | 53.0 | 51.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.83 +0.66 to +1.00 | +0.75 +0.58 to +0.93 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 56% | 54.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 78.6% | 72.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 17.3% | 20.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Soham Village College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.2 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,407 |
| 2023/24 | 1,413 |
| 2024/25 | 1,432 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Soham Village College compares
Soham Village College ranked 14th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.2 | 7.2% | 19% | 1,436 | — |
| Newmarket Academy | 45.9 | 7.5% | 21.4% | 797 | 6.0 miles |
| Ely College | 49.7 | 7.7% | 16% | 1,635 | 6.3 miles |
| Witchford Village College | 44.5 | 9.8% | 26.2% | 804 | 6.8 miles |
| Mildenhall College Academy | 37.4 | 8.1% | 24.7% | 1,317 | 7.9 miles |
| Bottisham Village College | 51.1 | 8.6% | 20.8% | 1,396 | 8.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 19 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report23 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.99%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.15%
- Persistent absence
- 18.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newmarket Academy6.0 miles
Secondary · Newmarket
-
Ely College6.3 miles
Secondary · Ely
-
Witchford Village College6.8 miles
Secondary · Ely
-
Mildenhall College Academy7.9 miles
Secondary · Mildenhall
-
Bottisham Village College8.1 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
Other schools in Ely
- Ely College Secondary
- Vista Academy Littleport Secondary
- Witchford Village College Secondary
- Downham Feoffees Primary Academy Primary
- Ely St John's Community Primary School Primary
- Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School Primary
- Fordham CofE Primary School Primary
- Isle of Ely Primary School Primary
- Isleham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lantern Community Primary School Primary
- Little Thetford CofE Primary School Primary
- Littleport Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Soham Village College teach?
- Soham Village College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Ely.
- Who is the principal of Soham Village College?
- The principal of Soham Village College is Mr Jon Hampson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Soham Village College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Soham Village College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Soham Village College?
- Soham Village College has 1,436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Soham Village College full?
- Soham Village College has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,436 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Soham Village College a faith school?
- No. Soham Village College has no designated religious character.
- Is Soham Village College a selective school?
- No. Soham Village College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Soham Village College?
- Soham Village College is part of ANGLIAN LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Soham Village College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55 in 2022/23 and 51.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Soham Village College rank locally?
- Soham Village College ranked 14th of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Soham Village College's absence rate?
- Soham Village College's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Soham Village College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Soham Village College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.