Examination Results & OFSTED
Ely College opened as a new academy in July 2016. We are so proud to announce that CMAT as it was then and Meridian Trust now has taken us on a transformative journey with Ofsted rating us in June 2019 as a 'Good Provider' with 'Outstanding' features.
Open the attachment to view the school’s latest Ofsted Report: FINAL REPORT JUNE 2019
The letter that went home to parents can also be found here.
Parent View
We routinely use the questions from the parent view survey as part of our ongoing self-evaluation. The latest survey was carried out in December 2024, and you can see a summary of the results and our responses in the slides below.
Results
We are delighted to share with you the latest release of 2024 examination data from the Department of Education. This data summary provides parents and Ofsted with clear, benchmarked information on how a school supports students' achievement in their examinations.
For the first time in our history, our Progress 8 score (the figure that shows the difference in grades between what their prior data suggested to the grade they gained) has been ranked as WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. This is because our P8 score is 0.65, meaning that Ely College is within the country's top 16% of state-funded mainstream schools. The National Average for all schools for 2024 is -0.03. This means that, on average, students here achieve 2/3rds of a grade higher per subject than a school where the P8 is 0.
In addition to the performance of all the Year 11 students as a group, the performance of students based on their prior attainment is also superb. The P8 score for students with low prior attainment (test results in Year 6) was 0.7. Our middle prior attainment band of students made progress of 0.64, and our group of students with the highest prior attainment made progress of 0.62.
Our performance in the basics measure of students who reached grade 4 in English and Maths matches the progress results. In 2024, 80.2% of our students reached this threshold, compared to the national average of 67.4%. For the measure of a strong pass in English and Maths at grade 5 or above, 57.7% of our students reached this threshold, compared to 45.9% for the national average.
Our students who have English as an additional language made progress of 1.25 and whilst boys sometimes don’t make the same progress as girls at this age the gap between the two was as small as it has been for some times – Girls P8 0.73 and Boys P8 0.59.
Whilst these results are a source of huge pride for all the staff of the college and the trust, they also show that, on an individual level, we are giving students the very best chance of moving onto their preferred destinations at post 16 and beyond. We set ourselves the challenge to be an exceptional college for an exceptional community. These results, and the way we support all students to reach these levels of progress, truly are exceptional and could not happen without the superb partnership between students, parents and carers and the staff in the college.
You can find a full breakdown of all the results at this link.
https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/143404/ely-college/secondary
and a list of all the secondary schools in Cambridgeshire on this link https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/schools-by-type?step=default&table=schools®ion=873&geographic=la&for=secondary
The tables and results can be found here.
A copy of the Exam Policy and Contingency Plan can be found here
Destinations
After Summer 2023 and 2024 our year 11 pupils moved to a range of providers in the local area after school as detailed below.
Destination |
2023 |
2024 |
Bishop Laney Sixth Form |
31.6% |
28.2% |
Long Road Sixth Form College |
24.5% |
20.2% |
Cambridge Regional College |
16.5% |
19.4% |
Hills Road Sixth Form College |
15.1% |
13.7% |
College of West Anglia |
1.9% |
4.0% |
Other post-16 centres in Cambridgeshire |
6.1% |
5.2% |
Apprenticeships |
2.4% |
0.8% |
Other |
0.5% |
2.8% |
NEET / STA support |
1.9% |
0.8% |
Moved out of the area |
0% |
2.0% |
After Summer of 2023 and 2024, 13 pupils moved to a range of providers in the local area after school:
Destination |
2023 |
2024 |
University (other) |
13% |
33% |
Anglia Ruskin University |
19% |
15% |
Apprenticeship |
19% |
5% |
Working |
22% |
16% |
Gap Year |
7% |
7% |
Seeking employment |
19% |
21% |
Moved out of the area |
0% |
3% |