Ernesford Grange Community Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 18 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Coventry
Unique reference
140366
Address
Princethorpe Way, CV3 2QD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1163 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
47.7%
Girls
52.3%
First language not English
25.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.5%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 55.3%
African 15.4%
Other White 9.4%
Mixed 6.8%
Indian 3.1%
Other Asian 2.6%
Other Black 1.5%
Other 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Pakistani 1%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 9%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 34%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 38.2
Local authority average 43.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award16
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE39
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE18
BiologyGCSE45
Business Studies:SingleGCSE40
ChemistryGCSE45
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE24
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE46
Design & TechnologyGCSE26
DanceGCSE9
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Ernesford Grange Community Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
209
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
186
2nd preference
88
3rd preference
74
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
185
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
209
105
104
Year 8
212
103
109
Year 9
237
119
118
Year 10
208
89
119
Year 11
179
91
88
Year 12
60
25
35
Year 13
58
23
35
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
73.0%
83.6%
85.5%
Further education
44.0%
33.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
27.0%
47.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
2.0%
2.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
7.0%
3.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
12.0%
7.0%
5.7%
Destination unknown
5.0%
3.6%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
70.0%
63.9%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
15.0%
13.7%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.9%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.6%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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