Ernulf Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · St. Neots, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Ernulf Academy is a secondary school in St. Neots, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Ernulf Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 31.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cambridgeshire is 18.5%.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at all 11 other Cambridgeshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 123 first-choice applications for 145 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place and 22 offers going to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25: 39% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Cambridgeshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Barford Road, St. Neots, PE19 2SH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 720 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils settle into the life of the school well.”
- “They make new friends and enjoy their lessons.”
- “Pupils are safe, happy and well looked after.”
To improve
- “However, the impact of these changes is not yet evident in the published examination results, as previous pupils have not benefitted fully from them.”
- “However, in some cases, teachers do not provide pupils with specific steps to improve their work.”
- “As a result, some pupils are unsure how to improve.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 123 first-preference applications, 145 offers in total, 123 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Longsands Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Cambourne Village College 7.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hinchingbrooke School 8.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's School 9.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Ivo Academy 11.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Comberton Village College 12.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Swavesey Village College 12.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bassingbourn Village College 13.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published