Sandymoor Ormiston Academy

State-Funded School

sandymoor-ormiston-academy-halton-north-west

North WestRegion

HaltonLocal Authority

Runcorn and HelsbyConstituency

WA7 1QUPostcode

4.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sandymoor Ormiston Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Halton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 631 pupils. Sandymoor Ormiston 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

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 43.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.85

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

631

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 631
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
20 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 May 2018	Requires improvement	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.