OFSTED
21 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Trust
ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
720
720 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
357
49.6% of pupils
Male pupils
363
50.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.1 pts
above England
School
31.9%
Huntingdonshire
21.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.9 pts
below England
School
7.4%
Huntingdonshire
12.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Huntingdonshire
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.1%
584
Any other White background
6.7%
48
African
3.2%
23
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
14
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
13
White and Black African
1.5%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.6%
127 of
720 pupils
3.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
40.3
1.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.44 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.10 pts
higher than
England
School
10.31%
Huntingdonshire
5.67%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.97%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.15 pts
higher than
England
School
24.97%
Huntingdonshire
12.94%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.37%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.57 pts
higher than
England
School
7.37%
Huntingdonshire
1.85%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
56.5%
35.8 pts
below England
Ernulf Academy
56.5%
Huntingdonshire
90.6%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.