Witchford Village College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 25 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 137547
- Address
- Manor Road, Witchford, CB6 2JA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 749 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 25.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 86.6%
Other White 5.2%
Mixed 3.4%
Unclassified 0.9%
Chinese 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Indian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.07
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.6
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.08
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 12 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 115 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
| Dance | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 123 |
Admissions
Witchford Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 163
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 99
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 182 99 83 |
| Year 8 | 161 78 83 |
| Year 9 | 138 65 73 |
| Year 10 | 121 69 52 |
| Year 11 | 147 70 77 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 88.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 16.0% 27.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |