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Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Barnfield Avenue, Murdishaw, Runcorn WA7 6EP · ormistonbolingbrokeacademy.co.uk · 01928 711643
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Halton 42.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 754
- 60% of 1,250 places
- Local authority
- Halton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 61.5%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 93 families put the school first and 96 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 96 | 93 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 108 | 103 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 121 | 99 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 149 | 118 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 158 | 135 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.9, and 33.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Halton it was 42.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼2.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.73 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 23.2 | −17.7 |
| Sixth form college | 11.9 | +2.6 |
| Further education | 50.8 | +21.3 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | −2.6 |
| Employment | 2.2 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.6 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | −0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 students | C- (25.2) | Below average -0.51 | |
| 37 students | D+ (25) | Below average -0.51 | |
| 32 students | Merit- (20.6) | Below average -0.50 | |
| 8 students | Dist- (31.9) | Well above average +1.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 45 | C (28.7) | 0.00 |
| 2022/23 | 57 | C- (25.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 35 | C (30.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 25 | C (28.9) | -0.38 |
| 2017/18 | 43 | C- (28.3) | -0.25 |
| 2016/17 | 60 | D+ (23.4) | -0.01 |
| 2015/16 | 61 | C- (26.7) | -0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 32.1 | +15 |
| Further and other education | 3.6 | +0.7 |
| Further education | 1.2 | — |
| Other education | 2.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | −6.4 |
| Employment | 32.1 | −9.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 23.8 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | +1.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 13 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Jul 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (156 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Positive
- 61%
- Replies
- 156
- 19% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on 44 parents (28%) whose child was bullied
based on 59 parents (38%) with SEND