Soham Village College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Ely, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2019
6.168 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 1 March 2019
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2019 (miles)
Soham Village College is a secondary school in Ely, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 19 June 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2019 entry.
Soham Village College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2019 | 6.168 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 8.425 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 333 first-choice applications for 257 offers, 1.3 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 32 Cambridgeshire secondary schools.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry, 256 offers went to first-choice families and 77 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 55% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cambridgeshire.
- Of the 477 applications for Year 7 in 2026, 80 came from families living outside Cambridgeshire, and 0 offers went to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sand Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5AA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 19 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely happy at Soham Village College.”
- “They feel valued, trusted and respected.”
- “Consequently, pupils take great pride in their school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 333 first-preference applications, 257 offers in total, 256 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Ely College 6.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Witchford Village College 6.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bottisham Village College 8.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Vista Academy Littleport 9.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cottenham Village College 9.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Impington Village College 11.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North Cambridge Academy 11.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chesterton Community College 12.1 mi Not judged Last distance published