Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Details
| Age Range | 11-16 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy sponsor led |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Local Authority | Halton |
| Address | Liverpool Road, WA8 7HU |
| School Website | www.ormistonchadwickacademy.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 1514245038 |
| URN | 140864 |
School Census
| Total | 948 |
| Girls/Boys | 439/509 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 46.3%/53.7% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 2.5% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 405 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 14.5% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 14/05/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 14/05/2024 | Good |
| 13/12/2016 | Outstanding |
| 30/10/2013 | Inadequate |
| Inspection Date | 14/05/2024 |
| Quality of Education | Good |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Good |
| Personal Development | Good |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 13/12/2016 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 30/10/2013 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Inadequate |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37.50% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 56.00% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.00% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.3 |
| Progress 8 | -0.23 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 49% |
| Entering EBacc | 18% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 |
| Progress 8 | -0.14 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 63% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 3.87 |
| Progress 8 | 0.14 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.02% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 411 |
| As first preference | 171 |
| As second preference | 115 |
| As third preference | 124 |
| Total Offers Made | 189 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 168 |
| second preference offers | 21 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.08% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 436 |
| As first preference | 185 |
| As second preference | 117 |
| As third preference | 132 |
| Total Offers Made | 189 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 171 |
| second preference offers | 17 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.27% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 450 |
| As first preference | 230 |
| As second preference | 94 |
| As third preference | 125 |
| Total Offers Made | 187 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 181 |
| second preference offers | 6 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.38% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 463 |
| As first preference | 239 |
| As second preference | 115 |
| As third preference | 108 |
| Total Offers Made | 188 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 173 |
| second preference offers | 13 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.31% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 542 |
| As first preference | 238 |
| As second preference | 160 |
| As third preference | 143 |
| Total Offers Made | 187 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 181 |
| second preference offers | 5 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.39% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 458 |
| As first preference | 243 |
| As second preference | 156 |
| As third preference | 59 |
| Total Offers Made | 188 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 175 |
| second preference offers | 13 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.01% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 300 |
| As first preference | 170 |
| As second preference | 75 |
| As third preference | 54 |
| Total Offers Made | 190 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 169 |
| second preference offers | 17 |
| third preference offers | 4 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 221 |
| As first preference | 116 |
| As second preference | 51 |
| As third preference | 53 |
| Total Offers Made | 167 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 116 |
| second preference offers | 12 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 182 |
| As first preference | 94 |
| As second preference | 42 |
| As third preference | 46 |
| Total Offers Made | 143 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 94 |
| second preference offers | 15 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 239 |
| As first preference | 109 |
| As second preference | 57 |
| As third preference | 73 |
| Total Offers Made | 133 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 109 |
| second preference offers | 15 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 35% |
| agree | 42% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 27% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 16% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 7% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 7% |
| agree | 10% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 3% |
| not applicable | 63% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 1% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 21% |
| agree | 16% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 13% |
| don't know | 1% |
| not applicable | 38% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 36% |
| no | 64% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 56% |
| agree | 15% |
| disagree | 16% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| dont know | 3% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 44% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 10% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 32% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 1% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 56% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 5% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 15% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 8% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 76% |
| no | 24% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 40% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 12% |
| don't know | 6% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 7% |
| agree | 4% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 12% |
| don't know | 2% |
| not applicable | 70% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 35% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 18% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 4% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 14% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 12% |
| don't know | 1% |
| not applicable | 22% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 39% |
| no | 61% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 31% |
| agree | 28% |
| disagree | 19% |
| strongly disagree | 16% |
| dont know | 6% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 54% |
| agree | 27% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 5% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 43% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 49% |
| agree | 28% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 5% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 47% |
| agree | 45% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 53% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 4% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 34% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 7% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 77% |
| no | 23% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 92.6% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 2% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 92.8% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 2.2% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 0.7% |
Nearby Schools
Ashley High School
(0.26 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding
Age: 11-19, Gender: Mixed
Address: Cawfield Avenue, , WA8 7HG
Chesnut Lodge Special School
(0.32 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 2-16, Gender: Mixed
Address: Green Lane, , WA8 7HF
Ditton Primary School
(0.39 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Inadequate
Age: 5-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Liverpool Road, , WA8 7HD