UK Schools
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Runcorn, Halton Borough Council, teaching 754 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in January 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 35.9 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy.
- 3 Autumn Term starts (Year 7)
- 4 Autumn Term starts (Years 8–11)
- 5 Autumn Term starts (Year 12)
- 12 Autumn Term starts (Year 13)
- 16 School closes for students
- 20–24 Autumn Term (2nd half) before half term
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3–27 Autumn Term continues
- 2–4 Autumn Term classes continue
- 8–19 End of Autumn Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5–31 Spring Term (First Half)
- 1–13 Spring Term (First Half)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 24–28 Spring Term (Second Half)
- 1–27 Spring Term (Second Half)
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 13–30 Summer Term (First Half)
- 1 Summer Term (First Half)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 5–22 Summer Term continues
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term (Second Half)
- 1–17 Summer Term (Second Half)
- 20 Inset Day (Students not in school)
- 21–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term starts (Year 7) Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term starts (Years 8–11) Sep 4, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term starts (Year 12) Sep 5, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term starts (Year 13) Sep 12, 2025 Term
- School closes for students Oct 16, 2025 Event
- Autumn Term (2nd half) before half term Oct 20–24, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27–31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term continues Nov 3–Nov 27, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term classes continue Dec 2–Dec 4, 2025 Term
- End of Autumn Term Dec 8–Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (First Half) Jan 5, 2026 – Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16–Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (Second Half) Feb 24–Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 – Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (First Half) Apr 13 – May 1, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term continues May 5 – May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25 – May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Second Half) Jun 1 – Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Inset Day (Students not in school) Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 21 – Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy with Halton Borough Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 35.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 25.18 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 37.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 92% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 62% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.