Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy is a secondary school in Ilkeston, Derbyshire for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 June 2024.
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Catchment area for Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
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Key facts
- Address
- King George Avenue, Ilkeston, DE7 5HS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 984 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations for all pupils at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy.”
- “Pupils demonstrate the school’s values of courage, ambition, respect and excellence.”
- “They say that the school’s ‘CARE’ values are motivational and have made a big difference to the behaviour and attitudes of pupils that attend the school.”
To improve
- “However, this is due to recent improvements and is not reflected in published examination results.”
- “However, in some subjects, the work given to some pupils does not enable them to develop their ideas and extend their answers as well as they could.”
- “This does not support pupils to have a deeper understanding of the school’s desired curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 227 first-preference applications, 208 offers in total, 208 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Kirk Hallam Community Academy 0.6 mi Not judged
- Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Friesland School 3.5 mi Good
- Heanor Gate Spencer Academy 3.5 mi Outstanding
- Aldercar High School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Wilsthorpe School 4.8 mi School remains Good
- John Flamsteed Community School 5.6 mi Not judged
- The Long Eaton School 5.6 mi Requires improvement