Vista Academy Littleport
Camel Road, Ely, CB6 1EW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Harrison
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Eastern Learning Alliance
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 547
- URN
- 150263
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01353223300
About this school
Vista Academy Littleport is a secondary academy in Ely. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 547 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Vista Academy Littleport, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 101 | 106 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.7 | 38.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.51 -0.79 to -0.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31.7% | 34% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53.5% | 52.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20.8% | 24.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.5 |
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 Vista Academy Littleport 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 | — | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.7 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.8 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 503 |
| 2024/25 | 532 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Vista Academy Littleport compares
Vista Academy Littleport ranked 32nd of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.8 | 8.9% | 29.3% | 547 | — |
| Ely College | 49.7 | 7.7% | 16% | 1,635 | 4.2 miles |
| Witchford Village College | 44.5 | 9.8% | 26.2% | 804 | 6.1 miles |
| Soham Village College | 51.2 | 7.2% | 19% | 1,436 | 9.4 miles |
| Neale-Wade Academy | 34.8 | 10% | 38.4% | 1,130 | 10.1 miles |
| Downham Market Academy | 43.8 | 9% | 26.9% | 1,329 | 10.5 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
-
Graded inspection report18 November 2025
- 15 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.32%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 8.86%
- Persistent absence
- 26.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ely College4.2 miles
Secondary · Ely
-
Witchford Village College6.1 miles
Secondary · Ely
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Soham Village College9.4 miles
Secondary · Ely
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Neale-Wade Academy10.1 miles
Secondary · March
-
Downham Market Academy10.5 miles
Secondary · Downham Market
Other schools in Ely
- Ely College Secondary
- Soham Village College 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 ages does Vista Academy Littleport teach?
- Vista Academy Littleport teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Ely.
- Who is the headteacher of Vista Academy Littleport?
- The headteacher of Vista Academy Littleport is Mr Nick Harrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Vista Academy Littleport been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Vista Academy Littleport, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Vista Academy Littleport?
- Vista Academy Littleport has 547 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Vista Academy Littleport full?
- Vista Academy Littleport has capacity for 600 pupils and 547 on roll (91%), so it has space against 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 Vista Academy Littleport a faith school?
- No. Vista Academy Littleport has no designated religious character.
- Is Vista Academy Littleport part of an academy trust?
- Vista Academy Littleport is part of EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Vista Academy Littleport's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.7 in 2023/24 and 38.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Vista Academy Littleport compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Vista Academy Littleport ranked 32nd of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Vista Academy Littleport's absence rate?
- Vista Academy Littleport's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Vista Academy Littleport's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Vista Academy Littleport'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 10 July 2026.