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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 1% |
| Other | 1.2% |
| Mixed | 4% |
| Other White | 5.1% |
| White British | 84.6% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 48% |
| Local authority average | 46% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 39% |
| Local authority average | 50% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 44.5 |
| Local authority average | 48.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.16 |
| Local authority average | 4.36 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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% |