Ormiston Venture Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 18 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 136187
- Address
- Oriel Avenue, Great Yarmouth, NR31 7JJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 902 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.4%
White British 86.3%
Other White 4.3%
Mixed 3.1%
Other Asian 2.1%
Indian 1.3%
African 1.1%
Other Black 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Pakistani 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.2
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.03
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 60 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 46 |
| English Language | GCSE | 173 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 173 |
| French | GCSE | 43 |
| Geography | GCSE | 86 |
| History | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Ormiston Venture Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 163
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 213
- 2nd preference
- 182
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 103 81 |
| Year 8 | 186 109 77 |
| Year 9 | 177 99 78 |
| Year 10 | 178 75 103 |
| Year 11 | 177 93 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 83.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 43.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 33.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 39.0% 7.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% |