St Ivo Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
High Leys, St Ives, PE27 6RR
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/04/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
21.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,378
Capacity used
Has space75%
1,840 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
208 of 208 families who put it first got an offer
225
Places offered
291
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 208 | 208 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 33 | 8 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 50 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 291 | 217 | 75% |
1st preference success by year
Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jessica Pearce
- Address
- High Leys, St Ives, PE27 6RR
- Phone
- 01480375400
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- St Ives South · Huntingdon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137305
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
1,378 pupils · 1,840 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
23 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,413 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.54 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.52 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 55.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 284 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.53 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 12.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 103 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 284 | 20% | 57% | 75% | |
| English Language | 284 | 18% | 49% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 280 | 17% | 55% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 225 | 12% | 44% | 65% | |
| History | 177 | 22% | 50% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 176 | 11% | 38% | 61% | |
| French | 151 | 17% | 55% | 72% | |
| Geography | 115 | 25% | 54% | 71% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 81 | 5% | 33% | 54% | |
| Computer Science | 68 | 18% | 31% | 51% | |
| Biology | 59 | 42% | 88% | 95% | |
| Physics | 59 | 47% | 78% | 86% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 25 | 0% | 8% | 40% | |
| Mathematics | 24 | 25% | 38% | 54% | |
| English Literature | 24 | 0% | 8% | 17% | |
| Geography | 23 | 13% | 17% | 30% | |
| Law | 21 | 10% | 10% | 24% | |
| Psychology | 17 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Business Studies | 17 | 6% | 6% | 41% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 17 | 0% | 0% | 12% | |
| Fine Art | 16 | 0% | 0% | 6% | |
| Biology | 15 | 7% | 27% | 53% | |
| Economics | 15 | 0% | 13% | 33% | |
| Chemistry | 13 | 8% | 31% | 38% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14309: St Ivo Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 44% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 45% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cambridgeshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.