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Ernulf Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Barford Road, St. Neots PE19 2SH · astreaernulf.org · 01480 374748
On the mapSearch near PE19 2SH
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 720
- 57% of 1,274 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.9%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Astrea Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 123 families put the school first and 145 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 145 | 123 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 151 | 138 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 162 | 138 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 225 | 138 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 153 | 141 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.3, and 38.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade D+ (21.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼35.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.76 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137187)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 21.5 | +8.1 |
| Sixth form college | 1.4 | +0.2 |
| Further education | 56.3 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −3.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.6 | −3.4 |
| Activity not captured | 6.9 | −0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 45 | D+ (21.9) | +0.62 |
| All academic | 45 | D+ (21.9) | +0.62 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137187)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ernulf Academy on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137187), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137187)
Dec 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137187)
What parents said
45% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (311 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 45%
- Replies
- 311
- 42% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 100 parents (32%) with SEND