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Ormiston Victory Academy

Secondary · Norwich · NR5 0PX

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 5 November 2024

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At a glance

1,517 pupils · 121% of 1,250 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
12.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk/
URN
136186

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 287 families named it first for 284 Year 7 places, 1.01 first choices per place. At its inspection on 5 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.01 first-choice applications per place

284 places offered · 287 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

GCSE results (2024/2025)

222 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
45.3
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
68.5%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
44.6%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.7
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) D+
24.9
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school45.3
Median of its 12 closest peers45.6
Norfolk average45.3
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Ashton Park SchoolBristol · 183 miles awayGood45.8
St Peter's SchoolHuntingdon · 63 miles awayExpected standard39.6
Leigh Academy WilmingtonWilmington · 95 miles awayOutstanding45.4
Chestnut Grove AcademyLondon · 102 miles awayGood55.1
Three Rivers AcademyWalton-on-Thames · 112 miles awayGood42.3
Kingsdown SchoolSwindon · 146 miles awayGood41.4
Kelvin Hall SchoolHull · 102 miles awayGood42.2
Cromwell Community CollegeChatteris · 51 miles awayGood40.8
Lydiard Park AcademySwindon · 150 miles awayGood47
The Kingsway SchoolCheadle · 152 miles awayExpected standard46.5
Bristol Cathedral Choir SchoolBristol · 182 miles awayGood54.6
Furze Platt Senior SchoolMaidenhead · 113 miles awayExpected standard47.5

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 71% (Norfolk 78%, England 59%) · Any other White background 7% (Norfolk 8%, England 7%) · Black African 6% (Norfolk 2%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 3% (Norfolk 1%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

20.31 suspensions per 100 pupils and 4 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Norfolk: 21.34 suspensions and 0.32 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 3% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

68.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,226; 11.3% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,383
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (6%) · supplies and services 9% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£609,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
93%
Continuing in education
83%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
3%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
37%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
33%
Any sustained destination
80%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work35.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier75.5%62.3%
Social housing17.3%17.1%
Privately rented7.1%20.5%
Detached houses57.9%22.9%
Flats5.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms32.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026924 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£275,000158 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£225,000–£350,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (66)£366,000
Semi-detached (39)£260,000
Terraced (42)£233,500
Flat (11)£160,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
11an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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