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Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
King George Avenue, Ilkeston DE7 5HS · oiea.co.uk · 0115 930 3724
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 984
- 164 over 820 places · 120%
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 48%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 227 families put the school first and 208 places were offered; 92% 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 | 208 | 227 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 210 | 210 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 188 | 186 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 203 | 210 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 191 | 256 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.5, and 38% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade C- (26.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼7.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.47 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.1 | +8 |
| Sixth form college | 14.6 | −2.4 |
| Further education | 43.8 | −4.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8 | +3.7 |
| Employment | 4.7 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.5 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | −5.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 40 | C- (26.2) | +0.43 |
| All academic | 42 | C- (25.7) | +0.38 |
| Applied general | 16 | — | 0.00 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 56 |
|---|---|
| Further education | 8 |
| Apprenticeship | 8 |
| Employment | 22 |
| Activity not captured | 6 |
Ofsted
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Apr 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
54% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (112 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 54%
- Replies
- 112
- 11% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (33%) with SEND