53%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
30%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
40.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
25%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
445.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
730
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 12/07/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Ormiston Denes Academy · Secondary · Suffolk
Part ofORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
53%
+7pp
53%46%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
30%
+8pp
33%26%19%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
Attainment 8
40.5
+4.8
43.339.535.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.5
EBacc entry
25%
-3pp
28%16%4%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25%
EBacc APS
445.4
+4.5
514.0466.3418.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 445.4
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
730
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
57%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
28%
Contact
Address
Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4AH
Local authority
Suffolk
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 53% | 30% | 40.5 | Not applicable | 25% | 445.4 | 36% | 730 |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 22% | 35.7 | -0.38 | 28% | 440.9 | 38% | 767 |
| 2022/23 | 39% | 19% | 36.2 | -0.27 | 24% | 418.6 | 29% | 753 |
| 2021/22 | 51% | 33% | 43.3 | +0.15 | 19% | 514.0 | 32% | 769 |
| 2018/19 | 50% | 30% | 42.1 | -0.05 | 4% | 512.9 | 8% | 873 |
| 2017/18 | 52% | 32% | 43.9 | -0.02 | 8% | 613.5 | 9% | 946 |
| 2016/17 | 53% | 30% | 40.5 | +0.11 | 12% | — | 17% | 992 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 730 | 17.7 | 32% | 8% | 57% | 10% | 28% |
| 2023/24 | 767 | 17.7 | 33% | 6% | 57% | 15% | 40% |
| 2022/23 | 753 | 17.6 | 26% | 5% | 58% | 14% | 41% |
| 2021/22 | 769 | 14.9 | 24% | 5% | 56% | 13% | 43% |
| 2020/21 | 794 | 17.4 | 22% | 5% | 56% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 873 | 16.6 | 18% | 6% | 55% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 946 | 18.1 | 22% | 6% | 54% | 5% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 992 | 20.0 | 22% | 6% | 54% | 6% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.