Academy sponsor led · Derbyshire

Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy

11–16Ages
984Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137109URN

King George Avenue, Ilkeston, DE7 5HS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.2 below Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

315 applications for 208 places · 35th of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.8of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

23rd of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.2 below Derbyshire median (1.7) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

315 applications · 208 places offered · 227 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 1.6; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2019 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2017 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2015 1.9; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2014 2.0; Derbyshire median median 1.8

This school
Derbyshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	208	315	1.5	227	1.09
Sep 2025	210	327	1.6	210	1.00
Sep 2024	188	278	1.5	186	0.99
Sep 2023	203	349	1.7	210	1.03
Sep 2022	191	372	2.0	256	1.34
Sep 2021	192	345	1.8	225	1.17
Sep 2020	194	391	2.0	263	1.36
Sep 2019	193	354	1.8	218	1.13
Sep 2018	187	312	1.7	188	1.01
Sep 2017	128	254	2.0	122	0.95
Sep 2016	113	248	2.2	100	0.88
Sep 2015	124	238	1.9	90	0.73
Sep 2014	113	220	2.0	92	0.81

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

174 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.823rd of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths50%11th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.41

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	174	43.8	50%	68%	–
2024/25	187	40.5	38%	60%	–
2023/24	192	41.9	46%	64%	−0.41
2022/23	187	42.2	35%	66%	−0.46

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Kirk Hallam Community Academy
1.0 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
The Kimberley School
5.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Hall Park Academy
5.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
5.5 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Friesland School
5.6 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Bramcote College
5.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

3.5applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
5.7 km · Derbyshire

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 43.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137109 · 830/4002
Trust: Ormiston Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 820 pupils · 984 on roll
Free school meals: 48.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Address: King George Avenue, Ilkeston, DE7 5HS
Local authority: Derbyshire · Erewash

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources