Sandymoor Ormiston Academy, Runcorn

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Sandymoor Ormiston Academy

Sandymoor Orminston Academy, Wharford Lane, Runcorn WA7 1QU

https://sandymooroa.co.uk/

Sandymoor Ormiston Academy is a non-selective free school. It has about 600 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In April 2024 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2019.

This school is a member of Ormiston Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy, Ormiston Chadwick Academy, Ormiston Horizon Academy, Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy and Ormiston Meridian Academy.)

Particular strengths include Environment, Representation, Destinations and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Progress and Admissions.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.7		Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
2.5		The Grange School
2.6		Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
3.0		Penketh High School
3.0		The Heath School
3.5		Bridgewater High School
3.5		St Gregory's Catholic High School
4.0		Wade Deacon High School
4.0		Great Sankey High School
4.1		Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
4.2		UTC Warrington
4.5		Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community.

Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are above average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Attainment: About average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

No A-level data

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