SCHOOL PROFILE

Ermine Street Church Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 141949
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 November 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England/Methodist
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust GRACE SCHOOLS
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 338 338 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 163 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 175 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

11.5%
13.3 pts below England
School 11.5%
Huntingdonshire 21.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.3%
7.0 pts below England
School 13.3%
Huntingdonshire 12.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Huntingdonshire 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
63.6%
215
Any other White background
10.1%
34
African
8.6%
29
Indian
4.7%
16
White and Asian
3.8%
13
Any other Mixed background
3.3%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.0% 44 of 338 pupils
7.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.0%
Huntingdonshire 18.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.5% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 3.2 pts below
EHC plans 1.5% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 4.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 13
Speech, language & communication 9
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Severe learning difficulty 3

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

84.0% 23.6 pts above England
School 84.0%
Huntingdonshire 58.2%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

92.0%

18.2 pts above England

School 92.0%
Huntingdonshire 74.0%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

84.0%

13.7 pts above England

School 84.0%
Huntingdonshire 67.1%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
Huntingdonshire 70.8%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.26%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.95 pts lower than England
School 4.26%
Huntingdonshire 5.67%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.64%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.18 pts lower than England
School 7.64%
Huntingdonshire 12.94%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

80.5% 7.7 pts below England
Ermine Street Church Academy
80.5%
Huntingdonshire
83.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information