Vista Academy Littleport
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Ely · CB6 1EW · Cambridgeshire
Ages 11–16
- Att839.7
- P8-0.5
- EM5+32%
- Absence10.0%
0.0 miles away
OpenOfsted: GoodURN 140882
Highfield Littleport Academy
Academy special sponsor led · Ely · CB6 1LJ
Ages 2–19 · 162 pupils · Cambridgeshire
Ofsted
Good
Overall absence
11.2%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-03-22
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.6%
Unauthorised4.1%
- Authorised absence
- 7.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 139
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
162 pupils · 164 places
- Pupils on roll
- 162
- Boys / girls
- 112 / 50
- School capacity
- 164
- Capacity fill
- 162 / 164 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 49.4%
- FSM pupils
- 80
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
Age range
Ages 2–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Academy trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Sponsor
- The Active Learning Trust Limited
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Daw
Location
- Address
- Elmside
- Postcode
- CB6 1LJ
- Town
- Ely
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- East Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy special sponsor led, Ages 2–19, in Ely, Cambridgeshire, 162 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 49.4%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability….
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Littleport Community Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Ely · CB6 1JT · Cambridgeshire
Ages 4–11
- KS262%
- Absence6.0%
- FSM25.4%
- Demand1.00
0.4 miles away
Millfield Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ely · CB6 1HW · Cambridgeshire
Ages 3–11
- KS244%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM18.2%
- Demand0.98
0.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Daw
- Telephone
- 01353223301