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St Ivo Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

High Leys, St Ives PE27 6RR · astreastivo.org · 01480 375400

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
47.1
average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,378
75% of 1,840 places
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
19.5%
First language not English
9.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Astrea Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 169 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 250 (Places 293)250September 2023: 237 (Places 291)237September 2024: 208 (Places 280)208September 2025: 208 (Places 225)208September 2026: 169 (Places 179)169Places 179
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261791690.9100%
September 2025Sept 20252252080.9100%
September 2024Sept 20242802080.7100%
September 2023Sept 20232912370.8100%
September 2022Sept 20222932500.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.1, and 47.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 45.5 (England 46.3)45.52017/18: 48.8 (England 46.5)48.82018/19: 45.3 (England 46.7)45.32021/22: 49.5 (England 48.8)49.52022/23: 47.5 (England 46.3)47.52023/24: 48.4 (England 45.9)48.42024/25: 47.1 (England 46.0)47.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●47.146.0
●47.2%45.4%
▲70.4%64.8%
▲55.3%40.5%
▲4.444.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form27.1−15.5
Sixth form college27.9+17.6
Further education31.8−0.8
Other education0.4−0.6
Apprenticeship1.8−2
Employment3.6+0.5
Not in a lasting destination4.6−0.6
Activity not captured2.9+1.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.6 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 30.6 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 32.7 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 31.0 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 32.7 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 29.6 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 29.5 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 28.5 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
103 studentsC (28.5)Below average -0.34
103 studentsC (28.7)Below average -0.35
23 studentsMerit- (22.6)Average -0.18
7 studentsDist*- (45.7)Above average +0.91
12.3%AAB or better
95.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24117C (29.5)-0.19
2022/23137C (29.6)—
2021/22145C+ (32.7)—
2018/19165C (31)0.00
2017/18148C+ (32.7)+0.05
2016/17181C (30.6)-0.10
2015/16180C (29.6)-0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University39.5−4.9
Further education3.1+2.4
Apprenticeship7+0.8
Employment33.3−4.4
Not in a lasting destination10.1+2.7
Activity not captured7+3.3

Ofsted

St Ivo Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
23 Apr 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Requires improvement
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

41% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (471 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
41%
Replies
471
29% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼55% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼69% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼59% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼57% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼62% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼44% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼56% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼40% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼70% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼45% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼57% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 44% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼53% agreeEngland 68%

based on 99 parents (21%) with SEND

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