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Ormiston Venture Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Oriel Avenue, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston NR31 7JJ · ormistonventureacademy.co.uk · 01493 662966
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 889
- 99% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 40.4%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 250 families put the school first and 168 places were offered; 67% 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 | 168 | 250 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 163 | 213 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 167 | 276 | 1.7▲ | 60% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 174 | 240 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 217 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.3, and 44.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼29.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.03 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.2 | — |
| Sixth form college | 50.9 | +6.8 |
| Further education | 35.9 | −2.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ormiston Venture Academy on 18 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
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
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (87 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 87
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (38%) with SEND