Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.571 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Ormiston Endeavour Academy is a secondary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 March 2022. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Ormiston Endeavour 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 | 1.571 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 161 first-choice applications for 174 offers: 159 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.571 miles away, the 7th shortest of 18 Suffolk secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 34% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Suffolk.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Suffolk schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Defoe Road, Ipswich, IP1 6SG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 793 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 March 2022
Strengths
- “Ormiston Endeavour Academy is a harmonious and safe place where pupils trust the staff to look after them.”
- “Pupils told inspectors that they enjoy coming to school.”
- “They enjoy positive relationships with adults who know them well.”
To improve
- “However, leaders’ monitoring of how pupils are faring in the curriculum and the assessment systems in some subjects are still in development.”
- “Pupils are not always clear about how well they are progressing in these curriculum areas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2022 (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) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.8 | 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: 161 first-preference applications, 174 offers in total, 159 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 Suffolk.
- Westbourne Academy 1.1 mi Not judged
- Claydon High School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Northgate High School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chantry Academy 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Alban's Catholic High School 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Copleston High School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ipswich Academy 4.3 mi Requires improvement