Vista Academy Littleport
Academy sponsor led in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 547 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Free school meals | 32.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE |
| Local authority | Cambridgeshire |
| Address | Camel Road, Ely, CB6 1EW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | vista.tela.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01353223300 |
| URN | 150263 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 18 November 2025, published 2 February 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 March 2022, published 2 March 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Littleport & East Cambs Academy, URN 140881).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Ely College (secondary school, about 6.8 km)
- Witchford Village College (secondary school, about 9.9 km)
- Soham Village College (secondary school, about 15.2 km)
- Neale-Wade Academy (secondary school, about 16.3 km)
- Cromwell Community College (all-through school, about 16.6 km)
- Downham Market Academy (secondary school, about 16.9 km)
- Iceni Secondary Academy (secondary school, about 19.1 km)
- Mildenhall College Academy (secondary school, about 20.7 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.