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Ormiston NEW Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Marsh Lane, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton WV10 6SE · onewa.co.uk · 01902 623111
On the mapSearch near WV10 6SE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Wolverhampton 44.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,094
- 90% of 1,210 places
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 60.6%
- First language not English
- 29.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 150 families put the school first and 211 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 | 211 | 150 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 182 | 99 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 176 | 122 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 161 | 91 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 122 | 85 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.7, and 31.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wolverhampton it was 44.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼45.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼6.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.81 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136182)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 44.1 | −2.2 |
| Sixth form college | 2 | — |
| Further education | 41.4 | +4.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | −1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 students | C- (27.3) | Average -0.05 | |
| 30 students | C- (27.4) | Average -0.04 | |
| 25 students | Merit+ (26.8) | Average -0.15 | |
| 13 students | Dist (35.9) | Average -0.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 34 | D+ (24.8) | -0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 20 | D- (16.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 31 | C- (25.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 40 | D (19.8) | -0.52 |
| 2017/18 | 42 | E (11.6) | -1.07 |
| 2016/17 | 60 | E+ (14.2) | -0.67 |
| 2015/16 | 72 | D (18.9) | -0.63 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 47.4 | −6.6 |
| Further education | 3.5 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | — |
| Employment | 10.5 | −11.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 22.8 | +6.8 |
| Activity not captured | 10.5 | +6.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ormiston NEW Academy on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136182), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136182)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 12
- 1% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 50% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied