Ormiston Venture Academy

State-Funded School

ormiston-venture-academy-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Great YarmouthConstituency

NR31 7JJPostcode

6.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 889 pupils. Ormiston Venture Academy is part of Ormiston Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.03

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

889

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 889
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Ormiston Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
6 May 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
23 May 2013	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.