Witchford Village College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 24 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
- 767 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 84.6%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 4%
Other 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 48
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.16
Local authority average 4.35
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 4 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 7 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Witchford Village College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 152
- 2nd preference
- 70
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 152
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 175 83 92 |
| Year 8 | 178 98 80 |
| Year 9 | 159 77 82 |
| Year 10 | 135 61 74 |
| Year 11 | 120 69 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 86.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 28.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 20.0% 24.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 32.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% |