Ernesford Grange Community Academy

About Ernesford Grange Community Academy

Ernesford Grange Community Academy’s headline Progress 8 score of -0.37 sits well below the Coventry local authority average of 0.07 for secondary schools, placing it 17th out of 21 schools in the area. That gap is significant — roughly two-fifths of a grade per subject less progress than the typical Coventry pupil makes between Key Stage 2 and GCSEs. The school’s Progress 8 banding is officially rated as ‘Below average’, and nationally it falls in the bottom quarter of schools, ranking 2,395th out of 3,141. Digging into the subject breakdown, maths progress (-0.14) is the strongest of the four pillars, while English (-0.44) and the EBacc subjects (-0.5) are notably weaker. The open element, which includes non-EBacc qualifications, also shows a negative score of -0.4. This pattern suggests that while some pupils make reasonable gains in maths, the school struggles more consistently across the academic core.

At GCSE level, the school’s Attainment 8 score stands at 40.9, and just over half of pupils (55.1%) achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, though that drops to 34.8% at the stronger grade 5 threshold. EBacc entry is low at 13.5%, and only 7.3% of pupils entered the full EBacc achieved a grade 5 or above. The sixth form, rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection, performs more in line with expectations: a value-added score of -0.02 is classed as ‘Average’, with a typical A-level grade of C and 29.59 points per entry. The best three A-levels average out at 31.27 points, again a C grade. With 44 pupils in the sixth form cohort, it’s a relatively small post-16 provision, but one that doesn’t drag down the school’s overall profile the way the KS4 results do.

The school is oversubscribed: for 209 places in 2025/26, it received 349 applications, with 185 first-preference offers from 186 first-preference applications — a ratio of 1.67 applicants per place. That level of demand suggests local families see value here despite the middling headline data. Facilities include a theatre, astro turf, tennis courts, music rooms and a sixth form centre, and the extracurricular offer is broad: chess, debate, Model UN, Young Enterprise, gardening and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award all feature. SEND provision is extensive, covering 11 categories from dyslexia to profound and multiple learning difficulties, and 48% of parent respondents said their child has SEND. Parent View responses are mixed but broadly positive: 71% would recommend the school, and strong majorities agree their child does well (77% agree or strongly agree) and that the school has high expectations (79%). However, 29% would not recommend it, and around a third of respondents disagree that concerns are dealt with properly or that their child is happy. This is a school that works well for some families but clearly not all — worth a visit to see if it clicks for your child.

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