Ormiston Denes Academy is a secondary school located in Lowestoft. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 27/04/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4AH
Website: www.ormistondenes.co.uk
Telephone: 01502574474
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Kate Williams
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139403

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/04/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 794
Number of Boys: 379
Number of Girls: 415

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.05 Confidence interval -0.25 to 0.14
Of the 171 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 169 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:4%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:30%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Poplars Community Primary School
St Margaret's Road , NR32 4HN
3out of 4 268 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy
St Margaret's Road , NR32 4HN
2out of 4 488 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Primary Academy
Church Road , NR32 4JF
2out of 4 507 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Gunton Primary Academy
Gainsborough Drive , NR32 4LX
3out of 4 1,369 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Roman Hill Primary School
Avondale Road , NR32 2NX
3out of 4 1,384 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormiston Denes Academy
Yarmouth Road , NR32 4AH
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Blyford Road , NR32 4PZ
3out of 4 1,541 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
East Point Academy
Kirkley Run , NR33 0UQ
3out of 4 3,013 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Coast College
St Peter's Street , NR32 2NB
- not rated 973 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harbour
Harbour Pupil Referral Unit , Saturn Close NR32 4TD
3out of 4 192 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Old Warren House School
Warren Road , NR32 4QD
3out of 4 273 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
First Base
34 Ashley Downs , NR32 4EX
3out of 4 407 yd Pupil referral unit Yes Mixed More About School
The Ashley School
Ashley Downs , NR32 4EU
4out of 4 439 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office
Adrian House , Alexandra Road NR32 1PL
- not rated 1,125 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.