Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Kennedy Avenue, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 6TA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Harry French
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 812
- URN
- 140364
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493661504
About this school
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy is a secondary academy in Great Yarmouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 812 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cliff Park Ormiston 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 172 | 167 | 138 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.8 | 34.5 | 35.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.37 -0.58 to -0.15 | -0.70 -0.92 to -0.48 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 22.8% | 28.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43% | 40.1% | 43.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 12% | 2.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
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 Cliff Park Ormiston 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 | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.8 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.5 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.9 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 844 |
| 2023/24 | 832 |
| 2024/25 | 808 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cliff Park Ormiston Academy compares
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy ranked 52nd of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.9 | 11.8% | 41.1% | 812 | — |
| Ormiston Venture Academy | 47.3 | 10.5% | 40.5% | 889 | 0.8 miles |
| Lynn Grove Academy | 44.2 | 9.7% | 33.6% | 1,113 | 1.6 miles |
| Great Yarmouth Charter Academy | 38.6 | 11.5% | 55.4% | 882 | 4.0 miles |
| Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics | 44.9 | 9.9% | 32% | 1,263 | 4.6 miles |
| Ormiston Denes Academy | 40.5 | 9.9% | 57.4% | 711 | 5.1 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)
- 41.09%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 11.78%
- Persistent absence
- 33.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ormiston Venture Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Gorleston
-
Lynn Grove Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Great Yarmouth
-
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Great Yarmouth
-
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics4.6 miles
Secondary · Lowestoft
-
Ormiston Denes Academy5.1 miles
Secondary · Lowestoft
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Great Yarmouth.
- Caister Academy Secondary
- Flegg High Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Great Yarmouth Charter Academy Secondary
- Lynn Grove Academy Secondary
- Caister Infant With Nursery School Primary
- Caister Junior School Primary
- Catfield CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Cobholm Primary Academy Primary
- Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy Primary
- Filby Primary School Primary
- Fleggburgh CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cliff Park Ormiston Academy teach?
- Cliff Park Ormiston Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Great Yarmouth.
- Who is the principal of Cliff Park Ormiston Academy?
- The principal of Cliff Park Ormiston Academy is Mr Harry French, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cliff Park Ormiston Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cliff Park Ormiston 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 Cliff Park Ormiston Academy?
- Cliff Park Ormiston Academy has 812 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Cliff Park Ormiston Academy full?
- Cliff Park Ormiston Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 812 on roll (90%), 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 Cliff Park Ormiston Academy a faith school?
- No. Cliff Park Ormiston Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Cliff Park Ormiston Academy a selective school?
- No. Cliff Park Ormiston Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Cliff Park Ormiston Academy part of an academy trust?
- Cliff Park Ormiston 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 Cliff Park Ormiston Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.8 in 2022/23 and 35.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cliff Park Ormiston Academy compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Cliff Park Ormiston Academy ranked 52nd of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cliff Park Ormiston Academy's absence rate?
- Cliff Park Ormiston Academy's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cliff Park Ormiston Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cliff Park Ormiston 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.