Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · 332 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.3
Free schools
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 631of 630 places
- Free school meals
- 29.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 102
- Ofsted
- Good, 17 April 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Sandymoor (URN 138198, until 1 December 2019).
What the data says
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy has no sixth form. Of the 101 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 25% moved to a sixth form college, 51% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.4 against 46.1 across England and 42.1 in Halton, with 43% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Sandymoor Ormiston Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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 Halton and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Sandymoor Ormiston Academy | Halton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 101 | 1,490 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 25% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 51% | 69% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 9% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Sandymoor Ormiston Academy | Halton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.4 | 42.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 16% | 24% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | 3.58 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 27% | 43% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.0 | 32.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.9 | 49.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 4% | 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 | 102 | 100% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 66% |
| Mathematics | 102 | 100% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 67% |
| English Literature | 92 | 90% | 86% | 14% | 21% | 77% |
| Combined Science | 66 | 65% | 65% | 9% | 9% | 56% |
| Geography | 45 | 44% | 41% | 20% | 25% | 69% |
| History | 39 | 38% | 41% | 31% | 26% | 82% |
| Biology | 35 | 34% | 23% | 23% | 45% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 35 | 34% | 23% | 26% | 47% | 94% |
| Physics | 35 | 34% | 23% | 17% | 46% | 97% |
| Spanish | 23 | 23% | 19% | 48% | 27% | 87% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 15% | 13% | 33% | 30% | 80% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 13 | 13% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 46% |
| Psychology | 13 | 13% | 3% | 8% | 22% | 77% |
| Art and Design | 11 | 11% | 7% | 45% | 24% | 100% |
| Textiles | 11 | 11% | 2% | 0% | 27% | 73% |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Sociology | 1 | 1% | 4% | — | 21% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 20 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 17 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 9 | — | — |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 6 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 4 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Halton
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 754 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.9
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Academy sponsor led · 884 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.2
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · 1,337 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.4
The Grange School
Academy sponsor led · 1,200 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.4
The Heath School
Academy converter · 1,174 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.5
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.