Vista Academy Littleport
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Ely, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Vista Academy Littleport is a secondary school in Ely, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Vista Academy Littleport 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 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | 10.732 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 10.027 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 14.918 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026 Year 7 entry every applicant was offered a place, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 3 of the 5 earlier years.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry there were 71 first-choice applications for 115 offers: 0.6 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 32 Cambridgeshire secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 44 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 34% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 38.8 (England 46).
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
- Camel Road, Ely, CB6 1EW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 547 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 18 November 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Vista Academy Littleport.”
- “Older pupils in particular acknowledge that the school is much better than it used to be.”
- “Staff know their pupils very well and are determined for all pupils to be the best that they can be.”
To improve
- “However, in part due to historic weaknesses in the quality of teaching that are being tackled by the school, pupils do not gain the breadth and depth of knowledge they need to achieve as well as they should.”
- “This is reflected in published national outcomes.”
- “At times, when the curriculum is not as well delivered or when some adjustments are not made to meet their needs, some pupils do not engage with their learning as well as their peers.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 February 2026 (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) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.8 | 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: 71 first-preference applications, 115 offers in total, 71 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 4.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Witchford Village College 6.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Soham Village College 9.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Neale-Wade Academy 10.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thomas Clarkson Academy 14.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Wisbech Academy 14.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cottenham Village College 14.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Bottisham Village College 16.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published