Best Secondary Schools in Ely

We checked all 5 secondary schools in Ely, Cambridgeshire, and list every one: 4 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
5
Ranked
4
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Ely. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Ely also has 19 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire also has rankings for Cambridge, Huntingdon, Wisbech and all of Cambridgeshire.

Ranked secondary schools in Ely

  1. 1

    Soham Village College

    Academy, 1,436 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    51.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    54.5%

  2. 2

    Ely College

    Academy, 1,635 pupils, inspected June 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53.5%

  3. 3

    Witchford Village College

    Academy, 804 pupils, inspected October 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.8%

  4. 4

    Vista Academy Littleport

    Academy, 547 pupils, inspected November 2025

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    38.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34%

Secondary schools in Ely without a rank

  • King's Ely

    Independent, 1,126 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    47.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    60.9%