Secondary school

Ormiston Park Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Thurrock
  • RM15 4RU
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected May 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,884 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 88%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 89%89%2016/17: top 92%2017/18: top 95%2018/19: top 93%2021/22: top 87%87% · 2021/222022/23: top 99%2023/24: top 91%2024/25: top 88%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 837.5 · East of England 45.91/10 Well below East of England
Grade 5+ English and maths28.3% · East of England 44.9%2/10 Well below East of England
EBacc point score3.08 · East of England 4.011/10 Well below East of England
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.73 · East of England −0.021/10 Well below East of England−9 pts
A level points per entry · 2018/19Not enough data · East of England 31.3Suppressed in 2018/19 (too few pupils to publish)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 42.9 · 85 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 36.9 · 67 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 35.2 · 80 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 36.4 · 95 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 40.2 · 113 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 31.1 · 141 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 36 · 144 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 37.5 · 127 pupils · East of England 45.8542.931.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 22% · 67 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 18% · 80 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 23% · 95 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 27% · 113 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 17% · 141 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 31.3% · 144 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 28.3% · 127 pupils · East of England 44.9%31.3%17%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 14.41 · 13 pupils · East of England 29.022016/17: withheld (3 pupils)2017/18: withheld (3 pupils)2018/19: withheld (1 pupils)14.41No exams

Not published 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25Withheld 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in94.0%
63 of 67 who put it first2014 · 95.3%2026 · 94.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6763
2nd6111
3rd224

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2015Requires improvement
  4. 2015Ungraded visit
  5. 2017Good
  6. 2023Remains Good
  7. 2024Requires improvement

0 strong areas

4 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026594
Free school meals (past 6 years)37.5%
First language not English19.9%
SEN support11.4%
EHC plan7.0%
Absence (sessions missed)10.8%
Persistently absent pupils32.3%

Girls 43.5%Boys 56.5%

79.2% full · 750 places · 1 in sixth form (2018/19)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 56 responses (7.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school44.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school51.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved26.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 33.9% not applicable10.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year39.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 8.9% not applicable25.5% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed19.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child37.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school39.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing28.6% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school75% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school64.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development26.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent30.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.8
Pupils per adult9.9
  • Classroom teachers 32
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 10.9
  • Other support 26.3

Teachers 40 FTE · Whole workforce 77.1 · 83 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,057
Spend per pupil£10,078
Staff spend per pupil£7,572
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£14,000in-year balance

Grants £9,834 · self-generated £256 · premises £571 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST (44 academies) · trust reserve £26,242,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

144 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.6%
  • Education83.3%
  • Apprenticeship0.7%
  • Employment5.6%
  • Not sustained4.9%
  • Unknown5.6%