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Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Orde Avenue, Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth NR31 6SZ · ocppa.co.uk · 01493 661523
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Norfolk 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 484
- 86% of 560 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26%
- First language not English
- 22.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 47 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 47 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 52 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Norfolk it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲108 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 March 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Mar 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Feb 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 23
- 4% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied