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Ormiston Victory Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Middleton Crescent, Costessey, Norwich NR5 0PX · ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk · 01603 742310
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,517
- 267 over 1,250 places · 121%
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.1%
- First language not English
- 15.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 287 families put the school first and 284 places were offered; 95% 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 | 284 | 287 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 285 | 256 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 280 | 291 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 288 | 268 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 258 | 246 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.3, and 44.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.71 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 39 | −11.2 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | — |
| Further education | 40.7 | +10.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 3 | +1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.9 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | +0.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 students | D+ (24.9) | Well below average -0.69 | |
| 47 students | C- (25) | Well below average -0.67 | |
| 73 students | Dist- (32) | Average -0.04 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 46 | C- (26.6) | -0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 35 | C- (25.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 44 | C (29.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 38 | D (21.6) | -0.35 |
| 2017/18 | 42 | C- (26.3) | +0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 66 | D+ (21.7) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 56 | C- (25.1) | +0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 31.4 | −15.7 |
| Further and other education | 1.9 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 1 | — |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7 | +1 |
| Employment | 38.1 | +5.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 20 | +10 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | −1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ormiston Victory Academy on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (158 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 158
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 41 parents (26%) with SEND