Witchford Village College
Ely · Cambridgeshire
EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 8 member schools: 1 primary school, 5 secondary schools, 1 special school, 1 16-19 setting. Local authorities: Cambridgeshire | Norfolk. Regions: East of England. — from the EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE public record.
Witchford Village College is a secondary academy in Ely, Cambridgeshire, part of EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Witchford Village College
- Address
- Manor Road, Witchford
- Postcode
- CB6 2JA
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- URN (official identifier)
- 137547
- Establishment number
- 4055
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- SEND provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Number of pupils
- 804
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 900
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Headteacher
- Ms Naomi Barker
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Good · Inspected 25 Jan 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.witchfordvc.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01353662053
- Date opened
- 1 Oct 2011
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Witchford Village College
| 2025/26 | This school | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 804 | 91,260 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 26.7% | 22.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 18.2% | 14.4% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 6.2% | 6.0% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 6.0% | 17.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Witchford Village College, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 9 Mar 2023
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 15 Nov 2016
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 2
Read report- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 24 Nov 2015
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 2 Mar 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Jun 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Witchford Village College (URN 110871)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 4 Feb 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Witchford Village College (URN 110871)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 5 Jul 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Witchford Village College
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 9.8% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 23.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Witchford Village College
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £227,700 for 207 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 25.6% | 23.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £281 | £309 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Witchford Village College
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 768 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Cambridgeshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £6,572,000 £8,557 per pupil | £8,389 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £6,168,000 £8,031 per pupil | £7,843 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £3,526,000 £4,591 per pupil · 57.2% | £4,370 · 55.7% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £1,034,000 £1,346 per pupil · 16.8% | £754 · 9.6% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £114 · 1.4% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £102 · 1.3% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £404,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | −£156,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,936 per pupil, supply and agency £71 per pupil — spending up £95 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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