Ernulf Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
Barford Road, St. Neots, PE19 2SH
52
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 21/01/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.7%
25.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
720
Capacity used
Has space57%
1,274 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
138 of 138 families who put it first got an offer
151
Places offered
216
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 138 | 138 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 59 | 4 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 19 | 2 | ● 11% |
| Total | 216 | 144 | 67% |
1st preference success by year
Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Thomas Fisher
- Address
- Barford Road, St. Neots, PE19 2SH
- Phone
- 01480374748
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- St Neots Eynesbury · St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146369
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
720 pupils · 1,274 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 773 pupils
Attendance
89.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
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 | 36.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 29% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 35.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 134 | — |
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.
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 | 131 | 10% | 44% | 68% | |
| English Language | 131 | 18% | 48% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 131 | 11% | 46% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 125 | 8% | 50% | 64% | |
| History | 61 | 25% | 48% | 61% | |
| Geography | 52 | 10% | 44% | 58% | |
| Art and Design | 40 | 18% | 38% | 50% | |
| Business | 39 | 3% | 23% | 51% | |
| Design & Technology | 32 | 0% | 13% | 31% | |
| Spanish | 28 | 14% | 39% | 50% | |
| Physical Education | 27 | 11% | 41% | 48% | |
| French | 18 | 17% | 56% | 61% |
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.