Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
King George Avenue, Ilkeston, DE7 5HS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Simon Leach
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 820
- Pupils on roll
- 984
- URN
- 137109
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159303724
About this school
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy is a secondary academy in Ilkeston. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 984 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 187 | 192 | 187 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.2 | 41.9 | 40.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 -0.66 to -0.25 | -0.41 -0.61 to -0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 46.4% | 38% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 64.1% | 59.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 8.9% | 7.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
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 Ilkeston Enterprise 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.2 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.9 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.5 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 958 |
| 2023/24 | 975 |
| 2024/25 | 972 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy compares
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy ranked 37th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.5 | 8.9% | 46.5% | 984 | — |
| Kirk Hallam Community Academy | 38.7 | 11.1% | 45.4% | 709 | 0.6 miles |
| Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy | 48.1 | 9.4% | 25.4% | 625 | 0.8 miles |
| The Kimberley School | 51 | 7.1% | 20.6% | 1,393 | 3.2 miles |
| Hall Park Academy | 43 | 7.5% | 33.7% | 867 | 3.3 miles |
| Nottingham University Samworth Academy | 40.5 | 13.4% | 53.7% | 841 | 3.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.5%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.94%
- Persistent absence
- 26.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kirk Hallam Community Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Ilkeston
-
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Ilkeston
-
The Kimberley School3.2 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Hall Park Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Nottingham University Samworth Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Ilkeston
- Kirk Hallam Community Academy Secondary
- Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Junior School Primary
- Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Cotmanhay Junior School Primary
- Dallimore Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Field House Infant School Primary
- Granby Junior School Primary
- Hallam Fields Junior School Primary
- Horsley Woodhouse Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy teach?
- Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Ilkeston.
- Who is the principal of Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?
- The principal of Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy is Mr Simon Leach, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise 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 Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?
- Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy has 984 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy full?
- Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy has capacity for 820 pupils and 984 on roll (120%), so it is at or above 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 Ilkeston Enterprise Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise 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 Ilkeston Enterprise Academy have?
- The schools register lists Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.2 in 2022/23 and 40.5 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 Ilkeston Enterprise Academy compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy ranked 37th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% 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 Ilkeston Enterprise Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise 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.