Primary school

Ormiston Herman Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Norfolk
  • NR31 7JL
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2017 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,443 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 10%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 58%58%2016/17: top 32%2017/18: top 19%2018/19: top 66%2022/23: top 20%2023/24: top 40%2024/25: top 10%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM82% · East of England 64%10/10 Top 10%+57.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM13% · East of England 7%8/10 Above−9.5 pts
Reading score108 · East of England 1068/10 Above+9.5 pts
Maths score111 · East of England 10510/10 Top 10%+12.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 51% · 39 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 71% · 34 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 80% · 54 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 61% · 51 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 74% · 54 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 67% · 57 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 82% · 39 pupils · East of England 64%82%51%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 13% · 39 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 3% · 34 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 11% · 54 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 18% · 51 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 9% · 54 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 5% · 57 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 13% · 39 pupils · East of England 7%18%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 39 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 34 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 54 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 106 · 51 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 108 · 54 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 108 · 57 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 108 · 39 pupils · East of England 106108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 39 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 34 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 107 · 54 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 108 · 51 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 109 · 54 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 110 · 57 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 111 · 39 pupils · East of England 105111103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in90.0%
54 of 60 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 90.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6054
2nd190
3rd140

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  5. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2013Goodas predecessor
  7. 2017Good
  8. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026420
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.6%
First language not English17.5%
SEN support11.6%
EHC plan4.1%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils15.4%

Girls 49.9%Boys 50.1%

111.7% full · 376 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.5
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 14.1
  • Leadership 3.8
  • Teaching assistants 19.5
  • Other support 9.7

Teachers 17.9 FTE · Whole workforce 47.1 · 65 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,671
Spend per pupil£6,306
Staff spend per pupil£5,141
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£142,000in-year balance

Grants £6,599 · self-generated £95 · premises £391 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