Ormiston Rivers Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Ormiston Rivers Academy is a secondary school in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 June 2023. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Ormiston Rivers Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 41.9 (England 46).
- Every Year 7 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 175 first-choice applications for 176 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- There are 18.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 15.7 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Southminster Road, Brownhills, Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,103 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 June 2023
Strengths
- “Most pupils enjoy attending Ormiston Rivers Academy.”
- “They access a wide range of opportunities to develop their confidence, resilience and leadership skills.”
- “There are a range of clubs, trips and events which help pupils learn about the wider world, such as a visit to the Globe Theatre.”
To improve
- “However, they are frustrated that a minority of pupils sometimes disrupt their learning.”
- “This happens more often when lessons are not taught by a permanent teacher.”
- “However, there are occasions when some teachers do not do this as well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 July 2023 (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) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
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: 175 first-preference applications, 176 offers in total, 175 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 Essex.
- The King Edmund School 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lift Greensward 6.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- William de Ferrers School 8.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Plume School 8.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The FitzWimarc School 9.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Sweyne Park School 9.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Deanes 10.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The King John School 10.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published