Cliff Park Ormiston Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Great YarmouthConstituency

NR31 6TAPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Cliff Park Ormiston Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Norfolk, East of England.

It currently serves 812 pupils. Cliff Park Ormiston Academy is part of Ormiston Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 28.3%
EBacc average point score: 2.94

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

812

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 812
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Ormiston Academies Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
27 Nov 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
18 Nov 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.