Ely College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 11 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 143404
- Address
- Downham Road, CB6 2SH
- Website
- www.elycollege.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1628 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.4%
White British 77.5%
Other White 7.9%
Mixed 5.1%
Unclassified 4.9%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 0.9%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
African 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.39
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.43
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 30 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 210 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 85 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 210 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Ely College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 259
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 277
- 2nd preference
- 78
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 254
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 279 138 141 |
| Year 8 | 297 156 141 |
| Year 9 | 285 145 140 |
| Year 10 | 288 156 132 |
| Year 11 | 248 138 110 |
| Year 12 | 138 81 57 |
| Year 13 | 93 38 55 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 88.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 36.0% 27.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 33.0% 67.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 7.0% 25.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 4.0% 22.9% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 7.0% 1.7% 1.7% |