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Ormiston Rivers Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Southminster Road, Brownhills, Burnham-on-Crouch CM0 8QB · ormistonriversacademy.co.uk · 01621 782377
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,103
- 53 over 1,050 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
- First language not English
- 0.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 175 families put the school first and 176 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 | 176 | 175 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 202 | 201 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 206 | 193 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 205 | 222 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 203 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.9, and 29.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.46 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 45.9 | −3.6 |
| Sixth form college | 0.5 | — |
| Further education | 36.2 | +0.7 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 1.6 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.4 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 students | C (31.1) | Average +0.06 | |
| 57 students | C (30.8) | Average +0.06 | |
| 36 students | Merit+ (28.7) | Average -0.21 | |
| 22 students | Dist- (32) | Average +0.17 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 53 | C (31.5) | -0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 59 | C- (28) | — |
| 2021/22 | 34 | B- (35.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 59 | C- (27.8) | -0.18 |
| 2017/18 | 58 | D+ (23.9) | -0.34 |
| 2016/17 | 70 | C- (27.4) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 60 | D+ (23.2) | -0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 36.7 | −4.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 16.5 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 27.8 | +1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.7 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 6.3 | +3.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Ormiston Rivers Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
44% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (268 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 44%
- Replies
- 268
- 23% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied
based on 67 parents (25%) with SEND