63%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
39%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
40.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
35%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
504.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
743
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 17/01/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Ernulf Academy · Secondary · Cambridgeshire
Part ofASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
63%
+11pp
66%57%48%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
39%
+10pp
44%34%23%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
Attainment 8
40.3
+4.1
42.439.336.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.3
EBacc entry
35%
-11pp
50%32%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
EBacc APS
504.0
+22.3
504.0410.8317.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 504.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
743
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
25%
Contact
Address
Barford Road, St. Neots, PE19 2SH
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 39% | 40.3 | Not applicable | 35% | 504.0 | 36% | 743 |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 28% | 36.2 | -0.44 | 46% | 481.7 | 47% | 733 |
| 2022/23 | 61% | 33% | 37.2 | -0.39 | 50% | 383.3 | 50% | 703 |
| 2021/22 | 66% | 44% | 42.4 | -0.22 | 43% | 317.5 | 46% | 639 |
| 2018/19 | 48% | 23% | 36.9 | -0.70 | 14% | 317.5 | 25% | 508 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 743 | 20.3 | 18% | 8% | 33% | 10% | 25% |
| 2023/24 | 733 | 20.1 | 17% | 8% | 31% | 11% | 32% |
| 2022/23 | 703 | 25.1 | 18% | 7% | 33% | 12% | 33% |
| 2021/22 | 639 | 18.3 | 19% | 7% | 32% | 12% | 38% |
| 2020/21 | 623 | 21.7 | 22% | 7% | 33% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 508 | 15.4 | 20% | 5% | 32% | 6% | 15% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.