Secondary school

Ernesford Grange Community Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Coventry
  • CV3 2QD
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,808 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 90%2017/18: top 98%2018/19: top 87%2021/22: top 100%2022/23: top 77%2023/24: top 74%74% · 2023/242024/25: top 86%No exams

A-level results

#113 of 241 West Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against West Midlands

Attainment 838.3 · West Midlands 44.12/10 Well below West Midlands+14.8 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths34.9% · West Midlands 39.3%4/10 Below+23.8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.01 · West Midlands 3.811/10 Well below West Midlands+8.3 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.37 · West Midlands −0.103/10 Below+9 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry32.33 · West Midlands 31.736/10 Middle+7.3 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 43.1 · 112 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 38.1 · 87 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 32.6 · 76 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 38.3 · 103 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 30.4 · 126 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 40.5 · 173 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 40.9 · 178 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 38.3 · 175 pupils · West Midlands 44.1543.130.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 29% · 87 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 14% · 76 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 28% · 103 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 29% · 126 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 41% · 173 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 34.8% · 178 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 34.9% · 175 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%41%14%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 26.31 · 28 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 29.4 · 27 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 25.11 · 38 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 21 · 19 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 35.13 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 30.35 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 29.59 · 44 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: 32.33 · 57 pupils · West Midlands 31.7335.1321No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in86.7%
182 of 210 who put it first2014 · 98.8%2026 · 86.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st210182
2nd9721
3rd647

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2016–2025

  1. 2016Inadequate
  2. 2017Ungraded visit
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2018Ungraded visit
  5. 2018Ungraded visit
  6. 2018Ungraded visit
  7. 2019Good
  8. 2025Ungraded visit

4 strong areas

  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

1 weak areas

  • Outcomes for pupils

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,187
Free school meals (past 6 years)44.0%
First language not English25.3%
SEN support22.8%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)10.7%
Persistently absent pupils28.8%

Girls 52.3%Boys 47.7%

98.5% full · 1,205 places · 117 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 56 responses (4.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school67.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school71.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved66.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 50% not applicable39.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year57.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 19.6% not applicable64.4% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?48.2% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 48.2% who said Yes above70.4% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child78.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school76.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing73.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school92.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school85.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development69.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent71.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.5
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 61.8
  • Leadership 10
  • Teaching assistants 19.8
  • Other support 45.4

Teachers 71.8 FTE · Whole workforce 136.9 · 155 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,769
Spend per pupil£8,454
Staff spend per pupil£6,750
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£368,000in-year balance

Grants £8,708 · self-generated £65 · premises £526 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £3,524,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

178 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained88.8%
  • Education82%
  • Apprenticeship3.9%
  • Employment2.8%
  • Not sustained9%
  • Unknown2.2%

After sixth form (16–18)

48 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained79.2%
  • Education60.4%
  • Higher education58.3%
  • Apprenticeship2.1%
  • Employment16.7%
  • Not sustained12.5%
  • Unknown8.3%