OFSTED
11 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
648
648 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
307
47.4% of pupils
Male pupils
341
52.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.7 pts
above England
School
25.5%
Great Yarmouth
35.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.8 pts
below England
School
2.5%
Great Yarmouth
14.7%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Great Yarmouth
2.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.6%
477
Any other White background
21.3%
138
Unclassified
1.5%
10
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
7
White and Black Caribbean
0.8%
5
White and Black African
0.5%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.9%
142 of
648 pupils
1.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
42.0
2.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.56 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.82%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.60 pts
higher than
England
School
10.82%
Great Yarmouth
7.08%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.81%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.99 pts
higher than
England
School
29.81%
Great Yarmouth
18.03%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.46 pts
higher than
England
School
6.27%
Great Yarmouth
2.26%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
68.2%
24.1 pts
below England
Flegg High Ormiston Academy
68.2%
Great Yarmouth
90.8%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.