Ormiston Forge Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 23 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Sandwell
Unique reference
137673
Address
Wrights Lane, B64 6QU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1686 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
51.0%
Girls
49.0%
First language not English
14.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.3%
Persistent absence
31.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 67.8%
Pakistani 10.4%
Mixed 8%
Other Asian 2.8%
Other White 2.4%
African 2.1%
Indian 1.6%
Caribbean 1.4%
Other 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.15
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.07
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 9%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 30%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.7
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.31
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award23
Health StudiesTechnical Award62
Speech & DramaTechnical Award25
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE39
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE16
BiologyGCSE57
Business Studies:SingleGCSE96
ChemistryGCSE56
Classical CivilisationGCSE23
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE2
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ormiston Forge Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
304
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
287
2nd preference
105
3rd preference
60
From another Local Authority
176
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
283
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
121
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
310
165
145
Year 8
306
153
153
Year 9
307
151
156
Year 10
307
152
155
Year 11
300
161
139
Year 12
101
52
49
Year 13
55
26
29
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
85.1%
85.6%
Further education
50.0%
52.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
23.0%
25.4%
36.6%
Sixth form college
11.0%
6.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
3.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.5%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
7.9%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
67.0%
65.6%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
21.0%
20.4%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
3.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
2.2%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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