Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy

State-Funded School
ormiston-bolingbroke-academy-halton-north-westLink
Region
North WestRegion
HaltonLocal Authority
Runcorn and HelsbyConstituency
Postcode
WA7 6EPPostcode
0.2
Academic Performance
Previous Ofsted

About the School

Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Halton, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 754 pupils. Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy is part of Ormiston Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection
Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

  • Inclusion
    Expected standard
  • Curriculum and teaching
    Needs attention
  • Achievement
    Needs attention
  • Attendance and behaviour
    Needs attention
  • Personal development and wellbeing
    Expected standard
  • Post-16 provision
    Needs attention
  • Leadership and governance
    Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8
35.9
8.8 vs national average
Grade 5+ in English & maths
33.3%
8.7% vs national average
EBacc average point score
2.73
1.2 vs national average

Ethnicity

White
93%
Asian
<1%
Black
1%
Mixed
4%
Any other group
<1%
Unclassified
<1%

Pupils

754

Total Pupils

51%Boys
49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals
60%
England average
27%
First language not English
2%
England average
22%
Young carers
6%
England average
1%
0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase
Secondary
Age range
11 – 19
Deprivation band
Most deprived
Total pupils
754
IDACI quintile
5 (Least deprived)
MAT name
Ormiston Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published
Overall
12 Jul 2023
Requires improvement
6 Feb 2020
Inadequate

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.

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