Ormiston Denes Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jul 12 2022 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
- 767 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.8%
- Persistent absence
- 40.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 30.0%
White British 88.1%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 4%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.27
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.2
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.99
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 26 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 25 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 28 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 140 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 140 |
Admissions
Ormiston Denes Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 130
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 58
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 171 88 83 |
| Year 8 | 168 93 75 |
| Year 9 | 151 79 72 |
| Year 10 | 131 57 74 |
| Year 11 | 146 60 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |