Ormiston Denes Academy

State-Funded School

ormiston-denes-academy-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

LowestoftConstituency

NR32 4AHPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 711 pupils. Ormiston Denes 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

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30%
EBacc average point score: 3.43

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

711

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

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: 711
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
27 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
30 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
1 Oct 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.