OFSTED
19 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
23 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
21 May 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
ANGLIAN LEARNING
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,436
1,436 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
686
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
750
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.6 pts
below England
School
21.2%
East Cambridgeshire
18.9%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.9 pts
below England
School
9.4%
East Cambridgeshire
8.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
5.0 pts
above England
School
6.0%
East Cambridgeshire
2.9%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.4%
1,183
Any other White background
8.3%
119
Unclassified
1.6%
23
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
18
African
1.2%
17
White and Asian
1.2%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.7%
283 of
1,436 pupils
1.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
51.2
12.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.75 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.15%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.93 pts
higher than
England
School
7.15%
East Cambridgeshire
6.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.16%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.35 pts
higher than
England
School
18.16%
East Cambridgeshire
14.39%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.35%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.54 pts
higher than
England
School
2.35%
East Cambridgeshire
2.04%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
106.4%
14.1 pts
above England
Soham Village College
106.4%
East Cambridgeshire
90.6%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.