St Ivo Academy
High Leys, St Ives, PE27 6RR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Jessica Pearce
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Astrea Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,840
- Pupils on roll
- 1,378
- URN
- 137305
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01480375400
About this school
St Ivo Academy is a secondary academy in St Ives. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,378 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Ivo Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 293 | 280 | 284 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 | 48.4 | 47.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.23 +0.06 to +0.39 | +0.14 -0.03 to +0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 45% | 47.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 66.4% | 70.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 59.6% | 55.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Ivo Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.5 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.4 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.1 | 36.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,672 |
| 2023/24 | 1,627 |
| 2024/25 | 1,493 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Ivo Academy compares
St Ivo Academy ranked 22nd of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.1 | 8.1% | 18.6% | 1,378 | — |
| Swavesey Village College | 54.6 | 7.8% | 16.3% | 1,254 | 4.2 miles |
| St Peter's School | 39.6 | 10.8% | 32.7% | 1,506 | 4.3 miles |
| Hinchingbrooke School | 50.3 | 6.9% | 22.6% | 2,173 | 4.9 miles |
| Cambourne Village College | 51.7 | 7.6% | 16.4% | 1,626 | 7.8 miles |
| Abbey College, Ramsey | 46.1 | 7% | 26.5% | 1,096 | 8.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.62%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.05%
- Persistent absence
- 21.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Swavesey Village College4.2 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
-
St Peter's School4.3 miles
Secondary · Huntingdon
-
Hinchingbrooke School4.9 miles
Secondary · Huntingdon
-
Cambourne Village College7.8 miles
Secondary · Cambridge
-
Abbey College, Ramsey8.1 miles
Secondary · Ramsey
Other schools in St Ives
- Eastfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Holywell CofE Primary School Primary
- Thorndown Primary School Primary
- Westfield Junior School Primary
- Wheatfields Primary School Primary
- Aurora Fairway School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Ivo Academy teach?
- St Ivo Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in St Ives.
- Who is the headteacher of St Ivo Academy?
- The headteacher of St Ivo Academy is Ms Jessica Pearce, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Ivo Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Ivo Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Ivo Academy?
- St Ivo Academy has 1,378 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Ivo Academy full?
- St Ivo Academy has capacity for 1,840 pupils and 1,378 on roll (75%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Ivo Academy a faith school?
- No. St Ivo Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is St Ivo Academy a selective school?
- No. St Ivo Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is St Ivo Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Ivo Academy is part of ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Ivo Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.5 in 2022/23 and 47.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Ivo Academy compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- St Ivo Academy ranked 22nd of 34 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Ivo Academy's absence rate?
- St Ivo Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Ivo Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Ivo Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.