Witchford Village College

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Manor Road
 Witchford
 Ely
 Cambridgeshire CB6 2JA
Telephone: 01353 662053

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Witchford Village College
Trust: Eastern Learning Alliance
Sponsor: Eastern Learning Alliance

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Nick Harrison (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Richard Auffret
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 44 / 13.15
Non-teaching Staff*: 41.58
Number of pupils: 767
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.4
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 25.90% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 6.7% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 14.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 18.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Cambridgeshire
Electoral Ward: Stretham
School Number: 8734055

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 12th October 2016 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Ely St John's Community Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  3. King's Ely (3.4km) show on map
  4. Ely College (3.5km) show on map
  5. Highfield Ely Academy (3.7km) show on map
  6. Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25 (3.7km) show on map
  7. Lantern Community Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  8. Little Thetford CofE Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  9. The Harbour School (4.3km) show on map
  10. Isle of Ely Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  11. Stretham Community Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  12. Wilburton CofE Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  13. Spring Meadow Infant School (5.0km) show on map
  14. Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School (5.0km) show on map
  15. Downham Feoffees Primary Academy (5.2km) show on map
  16. Robert Arkenstall Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  17. Sutton CofE VC Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  18. Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  19. Millfield Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  20. The Shade Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  21. Littleport Community Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  22. Highfield Littleport Academy (9.8km) show on map
  23. The Weatheralls Primary School (10.4km) show on map
  24. Vista Academy Littleport (10.4km) show on map
  25. Manea Community Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  26. Soham Village College (11.0km) show on map
  27. St Andrew's CofE Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  28. Earith Primary School (12.6km) show on map
  29. Cromwell Community College (12.6km) show on map
  30. Glebelands Primary Academy (12.8km) show on map
  31. Cottenham Primary School (13.0km) show on map
  32. Cottenham Village College (13.3km) show on map
  33. The Centre School (13.3km) show on map
  34. Waterbeach Community Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  35. Kingsfield Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  36. Willingham Primary School (13.6km) show on map
  37. St Helen's Primary School (14.0km) show on map
  38. Somersham Primary School (14.4km) show on map
  39. Whitehall School (14.5km) show on map
  40. Burwell Village College (Primary) (14.7km) show on map
  41. Isleham Church of England Primary School (14.8km) show on map
  42. Pathfinder CofE Primary School (15.2km) show on map
  43. Fordham CofE Primary School (15.3km) show on map
  44. Lionel Walden Primary School (15.5km) show on map
  45. In Toto Ed Cambridge (15.5km) show on map
  46. The Martin Bacon Academy (15.5km) show on map
  47. Northstowe Learning Community (15.6km) show on map
  48. Over Primary School (15.6km) show on map
  49. Thomas Eaton Primary Academy (15.7km) show on map
  50. Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School (15.8km) show on map
  51. Histon and Impington Park Primary School (16.1km) show on map
  52. Hope Tree School (16.2km) show on map
  53. Milton Church of England Primary School (16.3km) show on map
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  78. Orchard Park Community Primary School (18.6km) show on map
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  91. Arbury Primary School (19.5km) show on map
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  93. Benwick Primary School (19.7km) show on map
  94. Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA) (19.8km) show on map
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  98. OA - Cambridge (19.9km) show on map
  99. Bar Hill Community Primary School (19.9km) show on map
  100. On Track Education Mildenhall (19.9km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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