Soham Village College
About the school
Soham Village College is an open secondary school in Cambridgeshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 June 2024
- Published
- 14 July 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51.2
- Cambridgeshire
- 48.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cambridgeshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 54.50%
- Cambridgeshire
- 49.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 72.60%
- Cambridgeshire
- 67.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 20.90%
- Cambridgeshire
- 45.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.42
- Cambridgeshire
- 4.36
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1432
Girls
49.23%
Boys
50.77%
SEN support
11.17%
Education, health and care plan
5.10%
English as an additional language
10.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.99%
Overall absence
7.15
Persistent absence
18.16
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
276
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
87%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
4%