Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 18 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Halton
- Unique reference
- 147683
- Address
- Sandymoor Ormiston Academy, Wharford Lane, WA7 1QU
- Website
- http://www.sandymooroa.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 598 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 88.1%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 3.3%
Other 1.3%
Irish 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.5
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.3
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 19%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.7
Local authority average 42.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.44
Local authority average 3.51
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 16 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 100 |
Admissions
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 115
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 121 63 58 |
| Year 8 | 125 66 59 |
| Year 9 | 132 70 62 |
| Year 10 | 104 53 51 |
| Year 11 | 116 61 55 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 85.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 65.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 8.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |