OFSTED
17 March 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
793
793 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
403
50.8% of pupils
Male pupils
390
49.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.7 pts
above England
School
31.5%
Ipswich
25.2%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.6 pts
below England
School
18.7%
Ipswich
25.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.3 pts
above England
School
3.3%
Ipswich
2.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.9%
507
Any other White background
8.1%
64
Any other ethnic group
5.3%
42
White and Black Caribbean
4.5%
36
African
3.9%
31
Any other Mixed background
3.7%
29
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.7%
164 of
793 pupils
0.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
42.8
3.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.09 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.80%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.58 pts
higher than
England
School
8.80%
Ipswich
7.15%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.06%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.25 pts
higher than
England
School
25.06%
Ipswich
18.95%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.79%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.99 pts
higher than
England
School
5.79%
Ipswich
2.65%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
88.1%
4.2 pts
below England
Ormiston Endeavour Academy
88.1%
Ipswich
90.4%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.