Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk
Somerton Road, Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 11/02/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.2%
29.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
648
Capacity used
Has space68%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
96 of 96 families who put it first got an offer
100
Places offered
162
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 96 | 96 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 51 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 162 | 97 | 60% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Simon Gilbert-Barnham
- Address
- Somerton Road, Martham, Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD
- Phone
- 01493740349
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- West Flegg · Great Yarmouth
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 145501
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
648 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 718 pupils
Attendance
89.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
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 | 39.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.56 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.52 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 40% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 26.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.68 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 125 | — |
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 | 125 | 10% | 50% | 66% | |
| English Language | 124 | 8% | 45% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 120 | 9% | 42% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 92 | 3% | 23% | 45% | |
| History | 78 | 14% | 47% | 58% | |
| Geography | 75 | 15% | 49% | 56% | |
| Art and Design | 50 | 18% | 36% | 58% | |
| Computer Science | 44 | 5% | 34% | 64% | |
| Biology | 30 | 30% | 77% | 90% | |
| Physics | 30 | 20% | 63% | 83% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 13% | 73% | 90% | |
| Spanish | 22 | 9% | 68% | 73% |
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) |
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.