We are proud to congratulate our class of 2024 students at Ormiston Venture Academy as they continued a long standing trend of previous years in making outstanding progress in their KS4 subjects. This is despite the significant disruption that the Covid Pandemic caused to their secondary education. We don’t list the results from 2020 and 2021 as we acknowledge the way exams were awarded in this period was not through the sitting of terminal exams and had a different methodology that makes comparisons difficult, however in this period our students continued to achieve at the same high standards we have come to expect in other years. We are extremely proud of the resilience and determination our students show in achieving these outcomes. This achievement is possible due to Venture’s culture of high aspirations where purposeful and exciting learning is happening every minute of the day and unwavering belief in every child.
In 2024 (using the 2023 national progress model) our students look to have secured excellent progress to ensure that they are able to secure exciting futures. The rigorous and personalised curriculum ensures that students are making substantial progress in all years and has continued to have a further impact every year as seen below. Alongside this the attainment scores of pupils reflects the higher overall grades our students are achieving throughout the curriculum
*Progress 8 score in 2024 is subject to change due to the national model for 2024 not being released
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Progress 8 | +0.23 | +0.40 | +0.72 | +0.45 | +0.10 | +0.51* |
| Attainment 8 | 43.6 | 46.6 | 49.8 | 50.0 | 43.6 | 47.0 |
In 2022 our students achieved our highest ever basics results, however in this year national averages were around 5% higher than in other years as a stepped approach to bring post covid national averages back in line with pre covid. Taking this into account we are incredibly proud of our class of 2024 for achieving our highest ever basics results in a normal exam year.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| % 4+ Basics (English and Maths) | 47 | 64 | 69 | 72 | 59 | 70 |
| % 5+ Basics (English and Maths) | 27 | 37 | 45 | 51 | 39 | 49 |
2024 saw our students achieve an amazing basics score of 70% 4+ in both English and Maths. Achievement in the individual subjects was also some of our highest ever. In English, an incredible 81% achieved a Grade 4 or higher and more than two thirds (64%) secured a Grade 5 or better. In Maths, 73% of students achieved a Grade 4 or higher, and 57% gained a Grade 5 or above, the highest number of grade 5+ in Maths in the history of the academy.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| % 4+ English | 60 | 76 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 81 |
| % 5+ English | 41 | 52 | 66 | 68 | 52 | 64 |
| % 4+ Math | 58 | 70 | 72 | 56 | 68 | 73 |
| % 5+ Math | 39 | 49 | 51 | 56 | 48 | 57 |
A number of students at the academy continue to secure the top Grade 9, across the full range of subjects.
Some of the many individual successes include:
Louis leaves a lasting legacy at Venture, as Head Boy Louis made a huge difference as an inspirational student leader…
Louis leaves a lasting legacy at Venture, as Head Boy Louis made a huge difference as an inspirational student leader throughout his 5 years at the academy where he helped lead significant projects on behalf of the student body. He was recognised for his significant contribution by Ormiston Academies Trust where he was awarded the position of Vice Chair of the regional student voice organisation. His exceptional organisational skills allowed him to commit to important roles like this whilst excelling in his studies and leaves Venture to go on to East Norfolk 6th Form with all of his grades at 7 or above including six grade 9’s.
Emiliya has already had an incredible senior year by securing the Ormiston Academy Trust scholarship to…
Emiliya has already had an incredible senior year by securing the Ormiston Academy Trust scholarship to Oundle School after a rigorous and competitive application process that will see her study Politics, History, Maths and Economics and Government on a fully funded boarding scholarship in September. Her subject choices hint at her commitment to help others and her ongoing interest in politics, which has been evident in her role as a student leader throughout her time at Venture. Her confidence in public speaking and incredible passion helped her to become the secretary of the Ormiston Academies Trust national student voice organisation in addition to Head Girl at Venture. She has always shown an inspirational work ethic and achieved eight grade 9’s or equivalent and a grade 8 will no doubt continue to go onto achieve incredible things at Oundle.
Alfie is a young man who should be incredibly proud of himself and the progress he has made in his time at Venture. From a tough…
Alfie is a young man who should be incredibly proud of himself and the progress he has made in his time at Venture. From a tough starting point in Year 7, Alfie has grown into a wonderfully kind, articulate and hard-working young man. He has worked tirelessly to improve his grades and to get himself into a position to sit the higher tier papers in Science and Maths which he successfully did achieving a grade 7/6 in Combined Science and grade 5 in Maths, alongside a brilliant set of other results in English, History, Geography and Computer Science. In addition to achieving a brilliant set of results, he has taken himself out of his comfort zone in the past year and has achieved some brilliant personal goals including putting himself forward for scholarship opportunities in his final year. He didn’t quite get that opportunity, missing out at the final hurdle, but the humble way in which he handled that and the support he offered his peers was a testament to the young man he is becoming.
Our students are an exceptional group and I am sure that everyone in our community will join me in congratulating each and every one of these sensational young people in their success. You have set a course for an amazing future and we wish you all the very best.”Congratulations to all our past students in their fantastic results and we look forward to ensuring every child graduating from the Academy continues to aspire for outstanding achievement in all areas.
Principal Simon Gilbert-Barnham