# Ormiston Denes Academy

Ormiston Denes Academy is a secondary school in East Suffolk, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 711 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E139403. [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 711
- Council: East Suffolk
- URN: 139403

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Ormiston Denes Academy was 37.7, against 42.9 in East Suffolk and 46.2 in England.
28.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | East Suffolk | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 37.7 | 42.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28.5% | 41.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45.5% | 61.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 123 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Poplars Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poplars-community-primary-school-e145541): 250 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Horizon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horizon-school-e140121): 320 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Requires improvement (overall), June 2023
- [Include Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/school/include-suffolk-e138877): 370 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [The Ashley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ashley-school-e137459): 400 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, May 2023
- [Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northfield-st-nicholas-primary-academy-e142016): 450 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Margaret's Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-primary-academy-e141984): 460 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139403)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139403)

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