UK Schools
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy is a mixed secondary free school in Runcorn, Halton Borough Council, teaching 631 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in April 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 44.4 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 5 holidays and 5 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Sandymoor Ormiston Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Sandymoor Ormiston Academy.
- 1–2 Inset for Staff
- 3 School Opens – Year 7s + Year 11s only
- 4 School Opens – All Students
- 16 School Closes for Half Term – 3:05pm
- 17 Inset for Staff
- 3 School Opens
- 5 Inset for Staff
- 19 School Closes for Christmas Holidays – 1:10pm
- 5 Inset for Staff
- 6 School Opens
- 13 School Closes for Half Term – 3:05pm
- 23 School Opens
- 27 School Closes for Easter Holidays – 3:05pm
- 13 School Opens
- 4 School Closed for Bank Holiday
- 22 School Closes for Half Term – 3:05pm
- 1 School Opens
- 23 School Closes for Summer Holidays – 1:10pm
- 24 Inset for Staff
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset for Staff Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- School Opens – Year 7s + Year 11s only Sep 3, 2025 Event
- School Opens – All Students Sep 4, 2025 Event
- School Closes for Half Term – 3:05pm Oct 16, 2025 Holiday
- Inset for Staff Oct 17, 2025 Inset Day
- School Opens Nov 3, 2025 Event
- Inset for Staff Dec 5, 2025 Inset Day
- School Closes for Christmas Holidays – 1:10pm Dec 19, 2025 Holiday
- Inset for Staff Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- School Opens Jan 6, 2026 Event
- School Closes for Half Term – 3:05pm Feb 13, 2026 Holiday
- School Opens Feb 23, 2026 Event
- School Closes for Easter Holidays – 3:05pm Mar 27, 2026 Holiday
- School Opens Apr 13, 2026 Event
- School Closed for Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- School Closes for Half Term – 3:05pm May 22, 2026 Holiday
- School Opens Jun 1, 2026 Event
- School Closes for Summer Holidays – 1:10pm Jul 23, 2026 Holiday
- Inset for Staff Jul 24 & Jul 27, 2026 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Sandymoor Ormiston Academy with Halton Borough Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 44.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Halton Borough Council England
Attendance 25.9% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Halton Borough Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 87% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Halton Borough Council England
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 Sandymoor Ormiston 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 Sandymoor Ormiston 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.