Admissions
Ormiston Venture Academy is sponsored by Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) who are the admissions authority for this academy. However, admission to the academy is organised through the Local Authority. For more information on how to apply and how to get in touch with the relevant team – click here or contact the Local Authority on 03448008020/ [email protected] .
The Local Authority is responsible for our September admissions, in year admissions – Norfolk County Council – please contact them directly to discuss any of these matters.
If the academy is oversubscribed, i.e., we have more applications than we have spaces in our academy, we will use the oversubscription criteria listed in the admissions policy for the relevant year, to allocate places. Where we are oversubscribed, we will maintain a waiting list. Please note, your child’s position on the waiting list may move up or down. The waiting list must be ranked in line with our admissions policy criteria and therefore the waiting list is re-ranked with each new mid-year admission request. To see a copy of our admissions policies, see our policies page here.
Visit the school/tours
The academy runs an open event every year for current Year 6 students each September but also offers academy tours. If you would like a tour of our academy, please contact Mrs Bridges, our Admissions Officer: [email protected]
Admissions Consultation 2028-29
In accordance with the DfE’s 2021 statutory ‘School Admissions Code’ guidance, as a school we must consult on our admission arrangements when changes are proposed, and at least once every seven years.
To this end, the following amendments to our admission arrangements have been proposed:
- Admission priority will be added to the oversubscription criteria so that children who are in our partner primary school Ormiston Herman Academy at the point of application and transition are included in our criteria. This recognises the close link we have with families and Ormiston Herman Academy in building a true cradle to career partnership through shared services and staffing models
This is being proposed as Ormiston Venture Academy remains committed to providing an education to our local community. The academy is currently oversubscribed with students placed within criteria priority 4 coming from a 0.7 mile radius. The current admissions process at Ormiston Venture Academy is fair and transparent, and acts in accordance with statutory requirements; however, we propose a change to recognize our long term vision of supporting families in our local context through the R-16 journey. There is no change proposed to Pupil Admission Numbers of 180.
A full version of the proposed changes to the admission arrangements are below or in hard copy from the academy’s main reception.
In accordance with statutory DfE guidance, the consultation will run for at least six weeks and, as an interested party at Ormiston Venture Academy, we are keen to hear your views on the proposed changes; therefore, we invite you to participate in the consultation if you have any concerns regarding the matter.
All responses to the consultation should be made in writing and submitted before 5pm on 14th December to:
Emails must be sent to: [email protected]
Written responses must be sent to:
Simon Gilbert-Barnham
Ormiston Venture Academy
Oriel Avenue
Gorleston
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR31 7JJ
Please note that written responses should outline your personal details, including your name, address and relationship to the academy.
At the end of the consultation period, the governing board will meet to consider responses and submit a final policy to the Ormiston Academies Trust Board of Trustees for approval. If you wish to further discuss this matter, or anything mentioned, please contact the PA, Andrea Cockrill at [email protected] or 01493 662966
Admission Criteria Consultation 2028-29