Secondary school

Ormiston Venture Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Norfolk
  • NR31 7JJ
  • Not applicable
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Mar 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,341 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 41%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 80%80%2016/17: top 64%2017/18: top 46%2018/19: top 31%31% · 2018/192021/22: top 42%2022/23: top 63%2023/24: top 41%2024/25: top 41%No exams

Against East of England

Attainment 847.3 · East of England 45.97/10 Above
Grade 5+ English and maths44.6% · East of England 44.9%5/10 Middle−6 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.03 · East of England 4.016/10 Middle
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.51 · East of England −0.029/10 Top 20%−10.7 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.1 · 117 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 43.6 · 111 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 46.6 · 140 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 49.8 · 159 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 50 · 177 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 43.6 · 176 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 47.6 · 167 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 47.3 · 177 pupils · East of England 45.855043.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 27% · 111 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 37% · 140 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 45% · 159 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 51% · 177 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 39% · 176 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 49.1% · 167 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 44.6% · 177 pupils · East of England 44.9%51%27%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in66.8%
167 of 250 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 66.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st250167
2nd1791
3rd300

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Outstanding
  4. 2025All areas Outstanding

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026889
Free school meals (past 6 years)40.5%
First language not English6.5%
SEN support24.4%
EHC plan6.2%
Absence (sessions missed)10.5%
Persistently absent pupils28.5%

Girls 46.9%Boys 53.1%

98.8% full · 900 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 87 responses (9.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school88.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school89.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved86.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 58.6% not applicable66.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year87.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 27.6% not applicable79.4% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?37.9% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 37.9% who said Yes above72.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child89.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school85.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing92% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school87.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development78.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent87.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.9
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 40.6
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 19.5
  • Other support 39.5

Teachers 49.6 FTE · Whole workforce 108.6 · 124 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,312
Spend per pupil£7,823
Staff spend per pupil£6,217
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£441,000in-year balance

Grants £8,176 · self-generated £135 · premises £399 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

167 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.6%
  • Education88%
  • Apprenticeship1.8%
  • Employment1.8%
  • Not sustained6.6%
  • Unknown1.8%