Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Somerton Road, Martham, Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Gilbert-Barnham
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 648
- URN
- 145501
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493740349
About this school
Flegg High Ormiston Academy is a secondary academy in Great Yarmouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 648 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 142 | 153 | 125 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.0 | 39.6 | 42.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.40 -0.63 to -0.16 | -0.56 -0.78 to -0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 33.3% | 40% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 60.8% | 63.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 42% | 35.3% | 26.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
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 Flegg High 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 | 45 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.6 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 785 |
| 2023/24 | 764 |
| 2024/25 | 685 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Flegg High Ormiston Academy compares
Flegg High Ormiston Academy ranked 37th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk 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 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42 | 10.8% | 23.5% | 648 | — |
| Caister Academy | 49.4 | 8.5% | 40.3% | 657 | 5.5 miles |
| Acle Academy | 46.9 | 10.6% | 25% | 709 | 6.4 miles |
| Stalham High School | 39.5 | 10.8% | 33.5% | 492 | 6.6 miles |
| Great Yarmouth Charter Academy | 38.6 | 11.5% | 55.4% | 882 | 7.6 miles |
| Lynn Grove Academy | 44.2 | 9.7% | 33.6% | 1,113 | 9.4 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)
- 23.5%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.82%
- Persistent absence
- 29.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caister Academy5.5 miles
Secondary · Great Yarmouth
-
Acle Academy6.4 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
Stalham High School6.6 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy7.6 miles
Secondary · Great Yarmouth
-
Lynn Grove Academy9.4 miles
Secondary · Great Yarmouth
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
Flegg High Ormiston Academy ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Great Yarmouth.
- Caister Academy Secondary
- Cliff Park 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 year groups does Flegg High Ormiston Academy teach?
- Flegg High Ormiston Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Great Yarmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Flegg High Ormiston Academy?
- The headteacher of Flegg High Ormiston Academy is Mr Simon Gilbert-Barnham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Flegg High Ormiston Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Flegg High 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 big is Flegg High Ormiston Academy?
- Flegg High Ormiston Academy has 648 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Flegg High Ormiston Academy full?
- Flegg High Ormiston Academy has capacity for 950 pupils and 648 on roll (68%), 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 Flegg High Ormiston Academy a faith school?
- No. Flegg High Ormiston Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Flegg High Ormiston Academy?
- Flegg High 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 Flegg High Ormiston Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45 in 2022/23 and 42 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Flegg High Ormiston Academy rank locally?
- Flegg High Ormiston Academy ranked 37th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk 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 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 Flegg High Ormiston Academy's absence rate?
- Flegg High Ormiston Academy's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Flegg High Ormiston Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Flegg High 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 10 July 2026.