UK Schools
Ormiston Venture Academy
Ormiston Venture Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Gorleston, Norfolk County Council, teaching 889 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded quality of education as Outstanding at its most recent inspection in March 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 47.3 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 1 June 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Ormiston Venture Academy.
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Ormiston Venture Academy.
- 3 Autumn Term 1 Starts
- 17 OAT Training Day (Inset Day)
- 24 Autumn Term 1 Ends
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3 Autumn Term 2 Starts
- 5 OAT Training Day (Inset Day)
- 19 Autumn Term 2 Ends / Christmas Holiday Starts
- 25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
- 26 Boxing Day Bank Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day Bank Holiday
- 6 Spring Term 1 Starts
- 13 Spring Term 1 Ends
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23 OAT Training Day (Inset Day)
- 24 Spring Term 2 Starts
- 26 Spring Term 2 Ends
- 27–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday Bank Holiday
- 6 Easter Monday Bank Holiday
- 13 Summer Term 1 Starts
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Summer Term 1 Ends
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Term 2 Starts
- 17 Summer Term Ends / Summer Holiday Starts
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term 1 Starts Sep 3, 2025 Term
- OAT Training Day (Inset Day) Oct 17, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term 1 Ends Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term 2 Starts Nov 3, 2025 Term
- OAT Training Day (Inset Day) Dec 5, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term 2 Ends / Christmas Holiday Starts Dec 19, 2025 Holiday
- Spring Term 1 Starts Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Term 1 Ends Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- OAT Training Day (Inset Day) Feb 23, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term 2 Starts Feb 24, 2026 Term
- Spring Term 2 Ends Mar 26, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 27 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 1 Starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 1 Ends May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 2 Starts Jun 1, 2026 Term
- Summer Term Ends / Summer Holiday Starts Jul 17, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
- New Year's Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday Bank Holiday Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday Bank Holiday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Ormiston Venture Academy with Norfolk County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 47.3 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Norfolk County Council England
Attendance 28.5% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Norfolk County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Norfolk County 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 Ormiston Venture 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 Venture 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.