63%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
39%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
48%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
503.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
767
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 25/01/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Witchford Village College · Secondary · Cambridgeshire
Part ofEASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
63%
-6pp
68%65%61%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
39%
-1pp
43%41%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
Attainment 8
44.5
-1.9
46.645.043.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.5
EBacc entry
48%
+12pp
48%30%12%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
EBacc APS
503.5
-98.5
653.0577.2501.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 503.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
767
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
25%
Contact
Address
Manor Road, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2JA
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 39% | 44.5 | Not applicable | 48% | 503.5 | 53% | 767 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 39% | 46.4 | +0.05 | 36% | 602.0 | 36% | 749 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 43% | 46.6 | +0.07 | 20% | 501.3 | 20% | 682 |
| 2021/22 | 68% | 43% | 45.9 | -0.06 | 12% | 549.3 | 14% | 669 |
| 2018/19 | 61% | 40% | 43.4 | -0.34 | 17% | 653.0 | 39% | 800 |
| 2017/18 | 60% | 31% | 41.0 | -0.41 | 8% | 502.2 | 25% | 868 |
| 2016/17 | 56% | 27% | 41.6 | -0.32 | 13% | — | 30% | 824 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 767 | 18.4 | 22% | 7% | 26% | 10% | 25% |
| 2023/24 | 749 | 16.8 | 23% | 6% | 25% | 10% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 682 | 15.4 | 21% | 5% | 24% | 10% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 669 | 17.2 | 22% | 4% | 24% | 9% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 711 | 17.1 | 17% | 4% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 800 | 21.1 | 10% | 2% | 19% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | 868 | 20.9 | 11% | 2% | 20% | 6% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 824 | 19.0 | 18% | 2% | 19% | 6% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.