Cliff Park Ormiston AcademyGreat Yarmouth Charter Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Great Yarmouth.
Summary of the comparison
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy and Great Yarmouth Charter Academy are secondary schools in Great Yarmouth.
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Great Yarmouth Charter Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Great Yarmouth Charter Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy was judged the expected standard and Great Yarmouth Charter Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 35.9 for Cliff Park Ormiston Academy and 38.6 for Great Yarmouth Charter Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Cliff Park Ormiston Academy (38.4 in 2021-22, 35.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Great Yarmouth Charter Academy (44.9 in 2021-22, 38.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Great YarmouthCliff Park Ormiston Academy | Great YarmouthGreat Yarmouth Charter Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D46/100 | D51/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 48th of 53 in Norfolk | 43rd of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 808 | 895 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 1,500 | |
| Location | Great Yarmouth, NR31 6TA | Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 35.9 | 38.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28.3% | 34.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 43.5% | 52.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 2.9% | 28.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.94 | 3.25 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 138 | 157 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 14 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 17.4 | 34.4 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | D- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 16.2 | 35.1 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 0.0% | 17.1% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 808 | 895 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 41.1% | 55.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.9% | 32.7% | |
| SEN support | 23.8% | 9.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.1% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.8% | 11.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 33.6% Stronger figure | 34.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
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