Ormiston NEW Academy

About Ormiston NEW Academy

Parents who have responded to Ofsted’s Parent View survey are overwhelmingly positive about Ormiston NEW Academy. All 12 respondents said they would recommend the school to other parents, and the feedback across individual questions is striking. Every parent who expressed a view agreed that their child is happy at the school and feels safe, with 75% strongly agreeing on both counts. The school is also clearly oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 academic year, it received 260 applications for 182 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.43. Of those, 99 first-preference families were offered a place. Parents report strong confidence in the school’s expectations and communication — 83% strongly agreed that the school has high expectations for their child and that it lets them know how their child is doing. The sense of a school that listens is reinforced by the fact that no parent disagreed that concerns are dealt with properly, though half said the question was not applicable to them.

Academically, Ormiston NEW Academy is a school where results sit below both local and national averages, but with some nuance. Its Progress 8 score for the 2023/24 academic year was -0.27, which is below the Wolverhampton local authority average of -0.06 and places the school 14th out of 21 secondaries in the area. The school’s Attainment 8 score was 38.1, and 44.1% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, dropping to 27% at grade 5 or above. The EBacc entry rate was low at 15.1%, and the EBacc average point score was 3.04. At A-level, the picture is mixed: the school’s value-added score was -0.19, classed as average, and the average points per entry was 24.82, equivalent to a D+. The best three A-levels averaged a grade C. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, the school was rated Good overall, with Good in every category including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and sixth-form provision — a clear improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2015.

The school offers a broad range of facilities and activities that families might find appealing. On site there is a swimming pool, theatre, sports hall, astro turf, music rooms, and a dedicated sixth form centre. Sports on offer include rowing, rugby, hockey, and tennis, while clubs range from Model UN and Young Enterprise to gardening and orchestra. The school also lists a wide array of SEND provisions, covering areas such as autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health support. With 59.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a significantly disadvantaged community, and the parent view data suggests that families feel well supported. For parents considering this school, the combination of strong parental endorsement, a Good Ofsted rating, and a wide extracurricular offer may outweigh the below-average academic outcomes, particularly if their child would benefit from the school’s inclusive and well-regarded pastoral environment.

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