Acle Academy
Academy converter · 709 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Academy sponsor led
Ormiston Venture Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 889of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 40.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 177
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 18 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Oriel Specialist Mathematics & Computing College (URN 121177, until 1 September 2010).
What the data says
Of the 176 pupils who finished Year 11 at Ormiston Venture Academy in 2023, 39% moved to a sixth form college, 44% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 39% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Computer Science is unusually popular at GCSE: 26% of the year group took it, against 13% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.3 against 46.1 across England and 45.2 in Norfolk, with 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Norfolk and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ormiston Venture Academy | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 176 | 8,553 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 86% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 39% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 43% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Ormiston Venture Academy | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.3 | 45.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 29% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 46% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 41.4 | 34.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 52.2 | 48.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 173 | 98% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 65% |
| Mathematics | 173 | 98% | 88% | 25% | 22% | 72% |
| Combined Science | 173 | 98% | 65% | 15% | 9% | 66% |
| English Literature | 173 | 98% | 86% | 16% | 21% | 76% |
| Geography | 86 | 49% | 41% | 14% | 25% | 52% |
| Spanish | 53 | 30% | 19% | 15% | 27% | 57% |
| Computer Science | 46 | 26% | 13% | 30% | 30% | 63% |
| History | 45 | 25% | 41% | 33% | 26% | 62% |
| French | 43 | 24% | 18% | 33% | 29% | 67% |
| Fine Art | 23 | 13% | 9% | 30% | 28% | 74% |
| Photography | 19 | 11% | 6% | 26% | 19% | 100% |
| Statistics | 14 | 8% | 5% | 71% | 20% | 100% |
| Textiles | 7 | 4% | 2% | 0% | 27% | 86% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 130 | — | — |
| Tourism | 60 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 24 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 22 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 20 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 13 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.