Ormiston Venture Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Norfolk
Oriel Avenue, Gorleston, NR31 7JJ
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 18/03/2025
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.5%
28.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
889
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
162 of 213 families who put it first got an offer
163
Places offered
444
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 213 | 162 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 182 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 39 | 1 | ● 3% |
| 4th preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 444 | 163 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Gilbert-Barnham
- Address
- Oriel Avenue, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston, NR31 7JJ
- Phone
- 01493662966
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Magdalen · Great Yarmouth
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136187
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 26% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
889 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
18 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 930 pupils
Attendance
89.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.51 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 177 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 173 | 25% | 55% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 173 | 15% | 45% | 66% | |
| English Language | 173 | 17% | 45% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 173 | 16% | 55% | 76% | |
| Geography | 86 | 14% | 42% | 52% | |
| Spanish | 53 | 15% | 43% | 57% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 24% | 73% | 86% | |
| Computer Science | 46 | 30% | 52% | 63% | |
| History | 45 | 33% | 49% | 62% | |
| French | 43 | 33% | 60% | 67% | |
| Statistics | 14 | 71% | 93% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Norfolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.