St Ivo Academy is a large comprehensive school in Cambridgeshire with some 1,350 students in the 11 to 16 population and 144 students in the Sixth Form.

The published admission number (PAN) for St Ivo is 296. The school’s catchment area is Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey, Holywell, Needingworth, St Ives and the dwellings on the Poultry Research Station at Houghton. Children living in the area of the following primary schools fall within the catchment area: Hemingford Grey, Holywell, Thorndown Primary, Westfield Junior and Wheatfields Primary.

Admissions applications

All applications for admission to Year 7 to 11, whether in-year or for the start of a new academic year, must be made through Cambridgeshire County Council – full details can be found here.

For Year 6 into 7, the deadline for applications is 31 October in Year 6, with national offer day then taking place on 3 March.

Should you need assistance with completing the admissions process, please do contact us via email to office@astreastivo.org or telephone 01480 375400.

Oversubscription criteria and appeals

Oversubscription criteria are included in our admissions policies for 2024-25 and 2025-26. Please note that all admissions for Years 7 to 11 are handled by the Local Authority.

Contact details and further information about admissions can be found here on the Cambridgeshire County Council website.

Transfer Process

  • During the year prior to entry, parents/carers of Year 6 students invited to spend part of a morning being shown around St Ivo School
  • An Open Evening is held in October, during which students and their parents/carers have the opportunity to familiarise themselves with all areas of the school
  • Visits to junior schools are made by the Head of Year 7, and the SENDCO, to discuss issues relating to student transfer
  • In July, new students will spend two full days at St Ivo, in their new form groups, and will meet their form tutors
  • On the evening of the first day, parents/carers are invited in to meet their children’s form tutors

In Year Admissions

An in-year admission is when you are applying for a school placeoutside of the ‘normal admissions rounds’.

Applicants applying for an in-year place will be considered under the 2024-25 admissions policy.

Applications are made through In-year admissions (moving schools) – Cambridgeshire County Council.

For further information about the admissions and transfer process to Cambridgeshire Secondary schools, please visit the Cambridgeshire County Council website from which you can download leaflets etc for transition information and advice.