Soham Village College
Details
| Age Range | 11-16 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy converter |
| Religious Character | None |
| Local Authority | Cambridgeshire |
| Address | Sand Street, CB7 5AA |
| School Website | www.sohamvc.org/ |
| Telephone | 1353724100 |
| URN | 136610 |
School Census
| Total | 1407 |
| Girls/Boys | 710/697 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 50.5%/49.5% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 10.1% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 207 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 10.5% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 19/06/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was Outstanding.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 19/06/2024 | Outstanding |
| 06/12/2016 | Good |
| 30/04/2015 | Requires improvement |
| Inspection Date | 19/06/2024 |
| Quality of Education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal Development | Outstanding |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 06/12/2016 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 30/04/2015 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Inspection Report |
|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2024 | School inspection: Outstanding | View |
| 22 March 2023 | School inspection | View |
| 06 December 2016 | Full inspection: Good | View |
| 30 November 2015 | Monitoring visit | View |
| 30 April 2015 | Full inspection: Requires Improvement | View |
| 18 July 2013 | Monitoring visit | View |
| 08 May 2013 | Full inspection: Requires Improvement | View |
| 14 February 2012 | Academy conversion letter | View |
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 53 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56.00% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 74.80% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.30% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.53 |
| Progress 8 | 0.75 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 55 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 76% |
| Entering EBacc | 23% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.74 |
| Progress 8 | 0.83 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 79% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 4.95 |
| Progress 8 | 0.6 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.11% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 503 |
| As first preference | 301 |
| As second preference | 144 |
| As third preference | 58 |
| Total Offers Made | 273 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 272 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.21% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 463 |
| As first preference | 317 |
| As second preference | 105 |
| As third preference | 41 |
| Total Offers Made | 262 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 262 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.14% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 486 |
| As first preference | 311 |
| As second preference | 133 |
| As third preference | 42 |
| Total Offers Made | 275 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 273 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.13% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 441 |
| As first preference | 297 |
| As second preference | 103 |
| As third preference | 41 |
| Total Offers Made | 264 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 262 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.14% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 460 |
| As first preference | 301 |
| As second preference | 133 |
| As third preference | 26 |
| Total Offers Made | 268 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 264 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.04% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 450 |
| As first preference | 275 |
| As second preference | 129 |
| As third preference | 46 |
| Total Offers Made | 267 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 264 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.25% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 472 |
| As first preference | 328 |
| As second preference | 115 |
| As third preference | 29 |
| Total Offers Made | 266 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 263 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.13% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 475 |
| As first preference | 298 |
| As second preference | 132 |
| As third preference | 45 |
| Total Offers Made | 268 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 264 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.18% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 471 |
| As first preference | 308 |
| As second preference | 113 |
| As third preference | 50 |
| Total Offers Made | 263 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 261 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.13% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 466 |
| As first preference | 271 |
| As second preference | 126 |
| As third preference | 69 |
| Total Offers Made | 248 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 240 |
| second preference offers | 7 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.05% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 458 |
| As first preference | 255 |
| As second preference | 139 |
| As third preference | 64 |
| Total Offers Made | 257 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 243 |
| second preference offers | 13 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 56% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 58% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 50% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 13% |
| agree | 9% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 4% |
| not applicable | 66% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 18% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 4% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 40% |
| agree | 19% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 2% |
| not applicable | 32% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 17% |
| no | 83% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 32% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 13% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 59% |
| agree | 32% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 60% |
| agree | 32% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 53% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 2% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 66% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 70% |
| agree | 26% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 45% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 4% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 92% |
| no | 8% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 57% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 58% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 45% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 10% |
| agree | 10% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 6% |
| not applicable | 69% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 45% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 4% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 43% |
| agree | 19% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 2% |
| not applicable | 30% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 17% |
| no | 83% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| dont know | 4% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 54% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 57% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 57% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 55% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 66% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 43% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 5% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 96% |
| no | 4% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 82.2% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 9.1% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 1.6% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| african ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 0.7% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 83.1% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 8.8% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.6% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 1.2% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| african ethnic origin | 0.8% |
Nearby Schools
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
(0.00 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Sand Street, , CB7 5AA
The Weatheralls Primary School
(0.49 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement
Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Pratt Street, , CB7 5BH