Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D45
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Great Yarmouth, NR31 6TA
- Distance
- 1.2km away
Ormiston Venture Academy
Oriel Avenue, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston, NR31 7JJ
Local ranking6th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 18 March 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 18 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 65.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 172
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 902
- Boys
- 459 (52%)
- Girls
- 430 (48%)
- Capacity
- 900 (99% full)
- SEND
- 30.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.5%
- EAL
- 6.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.2%
- SEN Support
- 24.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 49.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,823/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 86.3%
- White Other: 4.3%
- Asian Other: 2.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
- Black African: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Black Other: 0.7%
86.3%
White British
4.3%
White Other
2.1%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Oriel Avenue
Gorleston, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136187
- UKPRN
- 10031101
- Establishment No.
- 6908
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
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