Soham Village College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 136610
- Address
- Sand Street, Soham, CB7 5AA
- Website
- http://www.sohamvc.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1432 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.4%
- Persistent absence
- 16.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 82.1%
Other White 8.7%
Mixed 4.2%
Unclassified 1.5%
African 1.1%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.2
Local authority average 48
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.41
Local authority average 4.35
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 79 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Soham Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 261
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 300
- 2nd preference
- 140
- 3rd preference
- 65
- From another Local Authority
- 83
Offers
- 1st preference
- 258
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 290 158 132 |
| Year 8 | 292 141 151 |
| Year 9 | 292 156 136 |
| Year 10 | 280 141 139 |
| Year 11 | 278 131 147 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 86.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 28.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 24.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 32.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | SP 2.3% 3.0% |