Ormiston Park Academy
Belhus Park Lane, Aveley, South Ockendon, RM15 4RU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Interim Principal
- Munira Said
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 594
- URN
- 135960
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708865180
About this school
Ormiston Park Academy is a secondary academy in South Ockendon. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 594 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Park Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 141 | 144 | 127 |
| Attainment 8 score | 31.1 | 36.0 | 37.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.12 -1.36 to -0.88 | -0.73 -0.97 to -0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | 31.3% | 28.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 35% | 51.4% | 48% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 5.6% | 11.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ormiston Park Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Thurrock average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31.1 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36 | 42.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.5 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 694 |
| 2023/24 | 728 |
| 2024/25 | 669 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston Park Academy compares
Ormiston Park Academy ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Thurrock for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.5 | 10.8% | 37.5% | 594 | — |
| Harris Academy Ockendon | 47.3 | 6.2% | 28.5% | 1,440 | 1.1 miles |
| Harris Academy Riverside | 47.9 | 5.7% | 30% | 1,111 | 1.9 miles |
| Harris Academy Rainham | 50.4 | 6.3% | 27.2% | 913 | 2.3 miles |
| Harris Academy Chafford Hundred | 55.5 | 4.9% | 15.8% | 1,435 | 2.3 miles |
| Gaynes School | 50.7 | 6% | 25.2% | 501 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 21 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report26 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.52%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.81%
- Persistent absence
- 32.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Academy Ockendon1.1 miles
Secondary · South Ockendon
-
Harris Academy Riverside1.9 miles
Secondary · Purfleet
-
Harris Academy Rainham2.3 miles
Secondary · Rainham
-
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred2.3 miles
Secondary · Grays
-
Gaynes School2.8 miles
Secondary · Upminster
Other schools in South Ockendon
- Harris Academy Ockendon Secondary
- Aveley Primary School Primary
- Benyon Primary School Primary
- Bonnygate Primary School Primary
- Dilkes Academy Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kenningtons Primary Academy Primary
- Shaw Primary Academy Primary
- Somers Heath Primary School Primary
- Beacon Hill Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Ormiston Park Academy teach?
- Ormiston Park Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in South Ockendon.
- Who is the interim principal of Ormiston Park Academy?
- The interim principal of Ormiston Park Academy is Munira Said, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ormiston Park Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Park Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ormiston Park Academy?
- Ormiston Park Academy has 594 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ormiston Park Academy full?
- Ormiston Park Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 594 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ormiston Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston Park Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston Park Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ormiston Park Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ormiston Park Academy is part of ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Ormiston Park Academy have?
- The schools register lists Ormiston Park Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ormiston Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 31.1 in 2022/23 and 37.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ormiston Park Academy compare with other schools in Thurrock?
- Ormiston Park Academy ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Thurrock for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ormiston Park Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Park Academy's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Park Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.