Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy

Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy is performing well overall, rated as 'Good' in all areas of the inspection. The school, which recently transitioned from a junior school, showcases strong leadership and management, with a curriculum designed to be ambitious and inclusive for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Pupils display positive behavior and attitudes towards learning, gaining confidence and enthusiasm through supportive classroom environments. While the school excels in many aspects, there are some inconsistencies in the application of curricular expectations in certain subjects, and a few pupils continue to struggle with reading.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit good behavior and a strong sense of community.
• Leaders have redesigned the curriculum to be ambitious and inclusive.
• Strong focus on reading and communication, contributing to many fluent readers.
• Pupils are supported effectively to access the curriculum, including those with SEND.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils foster a safe and encouraging environment.
• Staff well-being is prioritized, and there is a sense of pride among the staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in delivering the curriculum well across some subjects.
• A few teachers are still adjusting to new curricular expectations in key stage 1 and early years.

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 Cliff Park Primary Academy attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Cliff Park Primary Academy had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% 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, 9.1% of pupils at Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 Cliff Park Primary Academy received £6,433 and spent £6,511 for each of its 485 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £366,000 (£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 Great Yarmouth · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy is part of Ormiston Academies Trust, which runs 41 schools. The nearest others:

• Cliff Park Ormiston Academy Great Yarmouth
• Ormiston Venture Academy Gorleston
• Ormiston Herman Academy Great Yarmouth
• Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy Great Yarmouth
• Ormiston Denes Academy Lowestoft
• Flegg High Ormiston Academy Great Yarmouth
• Broadland High Ormiston Academy Norwich
• City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy Norwich
• Ormiston Victory Academy Norwich
• Ormiston Endeavour Academy Ipswich

What is Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy have?

Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy has 484 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy cover?

Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy?

Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy is at Orde Avenue, Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 6SZ.