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Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Kennedy Avenue, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth NR31 6TA · cliffparkoa.co.uk · 01493 661504
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 812
- 90% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.6%
- First language not English
- 11.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 75 families put the school first and 172 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 | 172 | 75 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 143 | 98 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 172 | 89 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 174 | 105 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 164 | 139 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.9, and 28.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼28.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼2.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.94 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.2 | — |
| Sixth form college | 43.1 | −4.4 |
| Further education | 34.7 | +0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 4.8 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.6 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | +3.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Cliff Park Ormiston Academy on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- 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, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
48% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 48%
- Replies
- 91
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 38 parents (42%) with SEND