Academy sponsor led · Coventry

Ernesford Grange Community Academy

11–18Ages
1,187Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
140366URN

Princethorpe Way, Coventry, CV3 2QD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Coventry median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Coventry

371 applications for 210 places · 15th of 21 in Coventry

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.8of 90

Coventry 44.6 England 46.0

17th of 22 in Coventry

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

19 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
30 April 2019
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Coventry median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

371 applications · 210 places offered · 210 named it first

2026 1.8; Coventry median median 2.1
2025 1.7; Coventry median median 2.2
2024 1.8; Coventry median median 2.2
2023 1.6; Coventry median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Coventry median median 2.0
2021 1.4; Coventry median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Coventry median median 2.1
2019 1.3; Coventry median median 2.0
2018 1.0; Coventry median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Coventry median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Coventry median median 2.1
2015 1.8; Coventry median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Coventry median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Coventry median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Coventry median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	210	371	1.8	210	1.00
Sep 2025	209	349	1.7	186	0.89
Sep 2024	209	365	1.8	221	1.06
Sep 2023	210	345	1.6	188	0.90
Sep 2022	211	318	1.5	168	0.80
Sep 2021	210	297	1.4	152	0.72
Sep 2020	179	259	1.5	113	0.63
Sep 2019	178	222	1.3	101	0.57
Sep 2018	180	177	1.0	66	0.37
Sep 2017	140	185	1.3	78	0.56
Sep 2016	141	201	1.4	98	0.70
Sep 2015	114	204	1.8	88	0.77
Sep 2014	123	172	1.4	81	0.66

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

208 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.817th of 22 in Coventry

Coventry 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%13th of 22 in Coventry

Coventry 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Coventry 63% England 66%

This school
Coventry median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.37

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	208	39.8	42%	61%	–
2024/25	175	38.3	35%	55%	–
2023/24	178	40.9	35%	55%	−0.37
2022/23	173	40.5	41%	57%	−0.36

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ernesford Grange Community AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Caludon Castle School
2.1 km · Coventry

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Meadow Park School
2.2 km · Coventry

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 33.1Attainment 8
Stoke Park School
2.3 km · Coventry

2026

2.4applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
2.3 km · Coventry

Good2023

3.0applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Lyng Hall School
3.2 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
Sidney Stringer Academy
3.5 km · Coventry

Good2023

3.6applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
3.8 km · Coventry

Remains Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 65.2Attainment 8
Barr's Hill School
4.5 km · Coventry

Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 44.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140366 · 331/4001
Trust: Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,205 pupils · 1,187 on roll
Free school meals: 44.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2014
Replaced: Ernesford Grange Community School (URN 103740)
Address: Princethorpe Way, Coventry, CV3 2QD
Local authority: Coventry

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources