Ormiston Chadwick Academy

State-Funded School

ormiston-chadwick-academy-halton-north-west

North WestRegion

HaltonLocal Authority

Widnes and HalewoodConstituency

WA8 7HUPostcode

2.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ormiston Chadwick Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Halton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 884 pupils. Ormiston Chadwick Academy is part of Ormiston Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.36

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

884

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: 884
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
7 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
1 Feb 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.