Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth · Norfolk
ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 45 member schools: 7 primary schools, 32 secondary schools, 3 special schools, 3 alternative provision settings. Local authorities: Derbyshire | Essex | Halton | Hammersmith and Fulham | Isle of Wight | Kensington and Chelsea | Norfolk | North East Lincolnshire | Peterborough | Sandwell | Stoke-on-Trent | Suffolk | Thurrock | Walsall | West Sussex | Westminster | Wolverhampton | Worcestershire. Regions: East Midlands | East of England | London | North West | South East | West Midlands | Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST public record.
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy is a secondary academy in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, part of ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
- Address
- Kennedy Avenue, Gorleston
- Postcode
- NR31 6TA
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Parliamentary constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- URN (official identifier)
- 140364
- Establishment number
- 4011
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 812
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 900
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Headteacher
- Mr Harry French
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 29 Apr 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.cliffparkoa.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01493661504
- Date opened
- 1 Jan 2014
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 812 | 116,774 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 44.6% | 23.7% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 23.5% | 15.3% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.6% | 6.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 11.8% | 13.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Cliff Park Ormiston Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 9 Jun 2025
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 27 Nov 2022
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 18 Nov 2016
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Cliff Park High School (URN 121217)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 6 Sept 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Cliff Park High School (URN 121217)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Inadequate
Report published 10 May 2012
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Cliff Park High School (URN 121217)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 2 Jul 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Cliff Park High School (URN 121217)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 6 Jul 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 11.1% | 8.7% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 30.2% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £399,300 for 363 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 44.9% | 25.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £494 | £334 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 808 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Norfolk average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £6,862,000 £8,493 per pupil | £7,990 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £6,379,000 £7,895 per pupil | £7,581 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £3,303,000 £4,088 per pupil · 51.8% | £4,079 · 53.8% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £962,000 £1,191 per pupil · 15.1% | £1,075 · 14.2% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £148,000 £183 per pupil · 2.3% | £89 · 1.2% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £98,000 £121 per pupil · 1.5% | £76 · 1.0% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £483,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,750 per pupil, supply and agency £371 per pupil — spending up £145 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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