Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Defoe Road, Ipswich, IP1 6SG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Jamie Daniels
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 793
- URN
- 137674
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473464545
About this school
Ormiston Endeavour Academy is a secondary academy in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 793 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Endeavour 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 March 2022, 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 | 74 | 97 | 111 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.6 | 38.9 | 42.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 -0.60 to +0.05 | -0.09 -0.38 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 27.8% | 34.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45% | 53.6% | 57.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 16.5% | 18% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
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 Endeavour 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35.6 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.9 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.8 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 557 |
| 2023/24 | 679 |
| 2024/25 | 739 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston Endeavour Academy compares
Ormiston Endeavour Academy ranked 25th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% 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 | 42.8 | 8.8% | 31.8% | 793 | — |
| Claydon High School | 45 | 7.6% | 20.5% | 765 | 1.8 miles |
| Northgate High School | 50.6 | 8.4% | 18.9% | 1,750 | 2.0 miles |
| Chantry Academy | 33.9 | 8.1% | 38.4% | 1,006 | 2.8 miles |
| Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy | 34.3 | 11.3% | 40.6% | 811 | 2.9 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic High School | 46.9 | 8.1% | 21.6% | 967 | 3.0 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)
- 31.8%
- English as an additional language
- 17.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.8%
- Persistent absence
- 25.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Claydon High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
Northgate High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
Chantry Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
St Alban's Catholic High School3.0 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
Ormiston Endeavour Academy ranks 7th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Ipswich.
- Chantry Academy Secondary
- Claydon High School Secondary
- Copleston High School Secondary
- Hadleigh High School Secondary
- Holbrook Academy Secondary
- Ipswich Academy Secondary
- Kesgrave High School Secondary
- Northgate High School Secondary
- St Alban's Catholic High School Secondary
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Westbourne Academy Secondary
- Highfield Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Ormiston Endeavour Academy teach?
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the principal of Ormiston Endeavour Academy?
- The principal of Ormiston Endeavour Academy is Mr Jamie Daniels, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ormiston Endeavour Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Endeavour 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 Endeavour Academy?
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy has 793 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ormiston Endeavour Academy full?
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 793 on roll (88%), 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 Endeavour Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Endeavour Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston Endeavour Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston Endeavour Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ormiston Endeavour Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ormiston Endeavour 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 Endeavour Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.6 in 2022/23 and 42.8 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 Endeavour Academy compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy ranked 25th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% 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 Endeavour Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Endeavour Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Endeavour 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 2 July 2026.