Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Ormiston Endeavour Academy

11–16Ages
793Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137674URN

Defoe Road, Ipswich, IP1 6SG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Suffolk

228 applications for 174 places · 33rd of 41 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.4of 90

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

28th of 43 in Suffolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2022

Inspection history

17 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 December 2016
Graded inspection: 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

1.3applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

228 applications · 174 places offered · 161 named it first

2026 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.6
2024 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.6
2022 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.6
2020 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.4
2019 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5
2018 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5
2017 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.5
2016 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
2015 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.5
2014 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Suffolk 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	174	228	1.3	161	0.93
Sep 2025	143	186	1.3	114	0.80
Sep 2024	152	203	1.3	138	0.91
Sep 2023	173	209	1.2	144	0.83
Sep 2022	151	170	1.1	123	0.81
Sep 2021	108	144	1.3	100	0.93
Sep 2020	127	142	1.1	89	0.70
Sep 2019	115	129	1.1	92	0.80
Sep 2018	88	99	1.1	71	0.81
Sep 2017	67	97	1.5	59	0.88
Sep 2016	103	138	1.3	86	0.83
Sep 2015	77	117	1.5	65	0.84
Sep 2014	91	130	1.4	79	0.87

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

112 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.428th of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths30%37th of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%

Suffolk 62% England 66%

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.09

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	112	40.4	30%	52%	–
2024/25	111	42.8	34%	58%	–
2023/24	97	38.9	28%	54%	−0.09
2022/23	74	35.6	31%	45%	−0.28

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 Endeavour AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Westbourne Academy
1.7 km · Suffolk

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
Claydon High School
2.8 km · Suffolk

2025

2.2applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Northgate High School
3.3 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
Chantry Academy
4.5 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
4.7 km · Suffolk

2026

1.2applications per place 36.0Attainment 8
St Alban's Catholic High School
4.9 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Copleston High School
5.1 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
Ipswich Academy
7.0 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

0.9applications per place 40.3Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137674 · 935/4006
Trust: Ormiston Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 793 on roll
Free school meals: 31.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2012
Replaced: Thurleston High School (URN 124844)
Address: Defoe Road, Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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