An Ofsted 'Good' School

In 2019 Ernesford Grange Community Academy was been graded ‘Good’ by OFSTED. Click here to read the full report.

Sidney Stringer MAT

Ernesford Grange Community Academy is a member of the Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust.

Excellence for All

Our vision is quite simply to achieve excellence for all in an environment where learning is at the heart of everything we do.

Core Values

Our positive, ambitious and inclusive culture has been developed through a focus on our 3 core values of kindness, determination and respect.

Headteacher’s Welcome

Welcome to the Ernesford Grange Academy website, we are an 11-18 academy and part of the Sidney Stringer Multi-Academy Trust. As a school community we have worked hard together to establish a positive and aspirational culture for learning, where our core values of respect, determination and kindness are the foundations of all that we do.

I joined Ernesford Grange Community Academy as Headteacher in April 2026. I have worked at EGCA previously and I have always been overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of the staff and students. Our school is absolutely built on good manners, respect and ensuring that we are all good people who support each other, no matter what. We work hard to ensure that students feel a sense of belonging in our school. This can be heard and seen every day at Ernesford Grange as this makes me immensely proud.

In addition to this, we are constantly striving for more for our students academically. This year, we achieved the strongest ever outcomes at KS4 and KS5 and this is testament to our amazing staff and students. We have everything in place to ensure that this improves year on year. Our focus on inclusion, belonging and academic excellence makes us a truly unique school where all students thrive. I am very proud and privileged to lead such a special place.

Mrs Earles (Headteacher)

Ernesford Excellence

Our values and achievements show the standards of excellence at Ernesford Grange Community Academy.

Respect

We aim to instil respect in all of our students, for themselves, for other people and for their environment. Visitors regularly comment on how polite and pleasant our students are. They always make us proud when they are on trips out of school.

Determination

We expect all of our students to have attendance above 98%, to attend lessons on time and ready to work. To strive to achieve excellence in all that they do, including extra-curricular activities.

Kindness

We are a community at Ernesford and we take care of one another. Our students are well known for their caring natures and the way they look after one another. They are generous with their time, regularly raising money for charity and volunteering in the local community as well as in school.

Leadership

‘Leaders have developed an appropriately broad and balanced curriculum. It promotes personal development and behaviour very well’. – Ofsted (2019)

Learning

‘Staff have strong subject knowledge and use this to plan engaging activities that interest and motivate students. This is reflected in students’ enthusiasm and positive work ethic.’ – Ofsted (2019)

Values

“The school prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain. Fundamental British values and spiritual, moral, social and cultural development underpin the ethos of the school.” – Ofsted (2019)