OFSTED
17 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Halton
Trust
ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
631
631 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
314
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
317
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.5 pts
above England
School
29.3%
Halton
38.9%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.7 pts
below England
School
4.6%
Halton
5.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Halton
2.6%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.4%
539
Any other White background
3.6%
23
Unclassified
2.2%
14
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
13
Any other ethnic group
1.3%
8
White and Black African
1.3%
8
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
17.0%
107 of
631 pupils
3.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.9 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
44.4
5.2 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.48 · 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
9.08%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.86 pts
higher than
England
School
9.08%
Halton
7.11%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.92%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.10 pts
higher than
England
School
25.92%
Halton
19.58%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.68%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.88 pts
higher than
England
School
3.68%
Halton
1.86%
North West
1.75%
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
100.2%
7.8 pts
above England
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
100.2%
Halton
80.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.