Ormiston Venture Academy

Term dates

We haven't checked Norfolk's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 250 families put this school as their first choice, and 168 places were offered. 167 of the families who put it first got a place (67%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 18 March 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

889 (capacity 900)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST

Phone

01493662966

Address

Oriel Avenue, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston, NR31 7JJ

Website

ormistonventureacademy.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports