Ernesford Grange Community Academy

Ernesford Grange Community Academy has successfully maintained its performance standards since its last inspection, reflecting effective leadership and a commitment to high expectations. The school fosters a positive learning environment, with pupils demonstrating core values such as respect, determination, and kindness. Pupils report feeling safe and valued, participating actively in a variety of clubs and activities, which contribute to their personal development. However, concerns regarding attendance for certain vulnerable pupils and instances of inconsistent behaviour remain as areas for improvement.

Strengths

• High expectations established for pupil behaviour and conduct
• Strong sense of community and positive pupil feedback
• Impressive range of extracurricular activities and clubs available
• Effectively developed curriculum enhancing pupil learning
• Proactive approach to identifying and supporting pupils with SEND
• Sustained improvements in pupil attendance over time
• Culture of reading effectively established throughout the school

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils, particularly vulnerable ones, struggle with consistent attendance
• Minority of pupils find it difficult to meet behavioural expectations, leading to suspensions
• Assessment practices sometimes fail to identify when pupils are ready for more complex work

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ernesford Grange Community Academy attended 89.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 8.9% of pupils at Ernesford Grange Community Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ernesford Grange Community Academy had 16.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 24.3% of pupils at Ernesford Grange Community Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ernesford Grange Community Academy received £8,844 and spent £8,690 for each of its 1,166 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,169,000 (£1,003 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust, income was £9,957 and spending £9,323 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Ernesford Grange Community Academy is part of Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Riverbank School Coventry
• Sidney Stringer Academy Coventry
• Sidney Stringer Primary Academy Coventry
• Radford Primary Academy Coventry

What is Ernesford Grange Community Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ernesford Grange Community Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Ernesford Grange Community Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ernesford Grange Community Academy was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Ernesford Grange Community Academy have?

Ernesford Grange Community Academy has 1,187 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ernesford Grange Community Academy cover?

Ernesford Grange Community Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Ernesford Grange Community Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 39.8, and 42% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Ernesford Grange Community Academy?

Ernesford Grange Community Academy is at Princethorpe Way, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2QD.