Ormiston South Parade Academy

Ormiston South Parade Academy has effectively maintained the standards established during its previous inspection, demonstrating solid performance in both academic and personal development aspects. The school provides a supportive and inclusive environment where pupils feel valued and safe, fostering a culture of respect and positive attitudes towards learning. With a strong focus on English and mathematics, pupils excel in these areas, which prepares them well for their transition to secondary education, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Warm and caring atmosphere that promotes pupils' well-being.
• High ambitions for academic achievement, particularly in English and mathematics.
• Strong curriculum development with well-resourced subjects.
• Positive relationships foster a respectful and safe school environment.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, ensuring full curriculum access.

Areas for Improvement

• Essential knowledge not clearly identified in a small number of subjects.
• Insufficient opportunities for pupils to practice accurate letter formation in early years and key stage 1.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ormiston South Parade Academy attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Ormiston South Parade Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ormiston South Parade Academy had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.5% of pupils at Ormiston South Parade Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ormiston South Parade Academy received £7,568 and spent £7,442 for each of its 521 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £394,000 (£755 per pupil).

Across all 40 schools of Ormiston Academies Trust, income was £8,888 and spending £8,698 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Grimsby · North East Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

Ormiston South Parade Academy is part of Ormiston Academies Trust, which runs 41 schools. The nearest others:

• Ormiston Maritime Academy Grimsby
• Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy Ilkeston
• Ormiston Meadows Academy Peterborough
• Ormiston Bushfield Academy Peterborough
• Ormiston Victory Academy Norwich
• Broadland High Ormiston Academy Norwich
• City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy Norwich
• Flegg High Ormiston Academy Great Yarmouth
• Packmoor Ormiston Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Ormiston Meridian Academy Stoke-On-Trent

What is Ormiston South Parade Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ormiston South Parade Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was Ormiston South Parade Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ormiston South Parade Academy was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Ormiston South Parade Academy have?

Ormiston South Parade Academy has 574 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ormiston South Parade Academy cover?

Ormiston South Parade Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Ormiston South Parade Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ormiston South Parade Academy?

Ormiston South Parade Academy is at South Parade, Grimsby, DN31 1TX.