Soham Village College

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,291.58

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

70.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

5.5%

of income

In-year balance

+7.6%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

19 June 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.51.2
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.72.6%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)54.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.20.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,432

Capacity

1,350 (106%)

Free school meals

18.4%

English additional lang.

10.4%

Ethnicity

White British 82.1%Asian 1.0%Black 1.2%Mixed 4.2%Chinese 0.3%Other 0.4%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

85.8

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.7

Mean salary

£52,672

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.2%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

18.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.0%

Unauthorised absence

1.2%

2024/25 · 1,448 pupils