Ormiston Denes Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Mar 4 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 139403
- Address
- Yarmouth Road, NR32 4AH
- Website
- www.ormistondenes.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 730 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.6%
- Persistent absence
- 27.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 27.8%
White British 84.5%
Mixed 5.6%
Other White 3.8%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other 1.2%
Other Asian 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
African 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.5
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.42
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 18 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 127 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 127 |
| French | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Ormiston Denes Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 171
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 140 65 75 |
| Year 8 | 156 85 71 |
| Year 9 | 172 91 81 |
| Year 10 | 131 71 60 |
| Year 11 | 131 59 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 86.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 41.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 39.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 4.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.5% 3.0% |