Ormiston Rivers Academy
Southminster Road, Brownhills, Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Ms Dijana Piralic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,103
- URN
- 137152
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01621782377
About this school
Ormiston Rivers Academy is a secondary academy in Burnham-on-Crouch. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,103 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Rivers Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 211 | 185 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 | 41.8 | 41.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 -0.31 to +0.07 | -0.70 -0.90 to -0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 37.3% | 29.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 60% | 59.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 15.1% | 19.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.5 | 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 Rivers 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.4 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.8 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,156 |
| 2023/24 | 1,106 |
| 2024/25 | 1,077 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston Rivers Academy compares
Ormiston Rivers Academy ranked 51st of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.9 | 11% | 18.3% | 1,103 | — |
| The King Edmund School | 36.3 | 9.7% | 33.5% | 1,318 | 5.6 miles |
| Lift Greensward | 49.4 | 6.3% | 14.2% | 1,605 | 6.7 miles |
| Cecil Jones Academy | 35.1 | 10.2% | 48.2% | 1,159 | 6.7 miles |
| Southchurch High School | 38.7 | 11% | 45% | 722 | 7.1 miles |
| Southend High School for Girls | 75 | 5.2% | 9.2% | 1,312 | 7.2 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)
- 18.3%
- English as an additional language
- 0.4%
- Overall absence
- 11.01%
- Persistent absence
- 32.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The King Edmund School5.6 miles
Secondary · Rochford
-
Lift Greensward6.7 miles
Secondary · Hockley
-
Cecil Jones Academy6.7 miles
Secondary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Southchurch High School7.1 miles
Secondary · Southend-On-Sea
-
Southend High School for Girls7.2 miles
Secondary · Southend-on-Sea
Other schools in Burnham-on-Crouch
Common questions
- What ages does Ormiston Rivers Academy teach?
- Ormiston Rivers Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Burnham-on-Crouch.
- Who is the principal of Ormiston Rivers Academy?
- The principal of Ormiston Rivers Academy is Ms Dijana Piralic, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ormiston Rivers Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Rivers 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 Rivers Academy?
- Ormiston Rivers Academy has 1,103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ormiston Rivers Academy full?
- Ormiston Rivers Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,103 on roll (105%), 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 Rivers Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Rivers Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston Rivers Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston Rivers Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ormiston Rivers Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ormiston Rivers 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.
- How have Ormiston Rivers Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.4 in 2022/23 and 41.9 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 Rivers Academy compare with other schools in Essex?
- Ormiston Rivers Academy ranked 51st of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% 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 Rivers Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Rivers Academy's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Rivers Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Rivers 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.