Ormiston Venture Academy is a secondary school located in Gorleston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Oriel Avenue, Gorleston

School Information

Address: Oriel Avenue, Gorleston, NR31 7JJ
Website: www.ormistonventureacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01493662966
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Gilbert-Barnham
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136187

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 891
Number of Boys: 446
Number of Girls: 445

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.72 Confidence interval 0.51 to 0.92
Of the 159 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 156 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:16%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:45%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.7
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormiston Herman Academy
Oriel Avenue , Gorleston NR31 7JL 		3out of 4 265 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy
Magdalen Square , Gorleston NR31 7BY 		3out of 4 841 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Homefield VC CofE Primary School
Homefield Avenue , Bradwell NR31 8NS 		3out of 4 1,305 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy
Orde Avenue , Gorleston-on-Sea NR31 6SZ 		3out of 4 1,380 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Woodlands Primary Academy
Church Walk , Bradwell NR31 8QQ 		3out of 4 1,416 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormiston Venture Academy
Oriel Avenue , Great Yarmouth NR31 7JJ 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Kennedy Avenue , Gorleston NR31 6TA 		3out of 4 1,354 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Lynn Grove Academy
Lynn Grove , Gorleston NR31 8AP 		3out of 4 1,884 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Norfolk Sixth Form College
Church Lane , Gorleston NR31 7BQ 		- not rated 1,554 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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