Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Great Yarmouth · NR31 6TA · Norfolk
Ages 11–16
- Att834.5
- P8-0.7
- EM5+23%
- Absence12.8%
0.8 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 136187
Ormiston Venture Academy
Academy sponsor led · Gorleston · NR31 7JJ
Ages 11–16 · 889 pupils · Norfolk
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
47.6
Overall absence
8.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-03-18
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.51
−20+2
Attainment 847.6
English & maths grade 5+49%
English & maths grade 4+72%
EBacc entry28%
EBacc APS: 4.1
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.0%
Unauthorised2.9%
- Authorised absence
- 5.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 919
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
889 pupils · 900 places
- Pupils on roll
- 889
- Boys / girls
- 459 / 430
- School capacity
- 900
- Capacity fill
- 889 / 900 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 40.4%
- FSM pupils
- 359
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Gilbert-Barnham
Location
- Address
- Oriel Avenue, Great Yarmouth
- Postcode
- NR31 7JJ
- Town
- Gorleston
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- Great Yarmouth
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Gorleston, Norfolk, 889 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 40.4%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Lynn Grove Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Great Yarmouth · NR31 8AP · Norfolk
Ages 11–16
- Att845.9
- P80.2
- EM5+40%
- Absence10.5%
1.1 miles away
Ormiston Herman Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Great Yarmouth · NR31 7JL · Norfolk
Ages 3–11
- KS274%
- Absence6.7%
- FSM25.7%
0.2 miles away
Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Great Yarmouth · NR31 7BY · Norfolk
Ages 3–11
- KS246%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM48.8%
0.5 miles away
Homefield VC CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Great Yarmouth · NR31 8NS · Norfolk
Ages 3–11
- KS239%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM13.3%
0.7 miles away
Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Great Yarmouth · NR31 6SZ · Norfolk
Ages 3–11
- KS261%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM26.0%
0.8 miles away
Woodlands Primary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Great Yarmouth · NR31 8QQ · Norfolk
Ages 3–11
- KS269%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM10.5%
0.8 miles away
Academy 16-19 converter · 16 plus
Great Yarmouth · NR31 7BQ · Norfolk
Ages 16–19
- FSM0.0%
0.9 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Gilbert-Barnham
- Telephone
- 01493662966