Ormiston Rivers Academy, Burnham-on-Crouch

From the headteacher's welcome: "At the heart of all we do sit our 3 core values: These values underpin all we do, and all we expect of our young people in our academy. And through these we strive to educate and enrich the lives of every student."

Coming up: an open evening on Friday 6 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Ormiston Rivers Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 36.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Essex and 47 across England.

28% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Essex and 47% in England.

That is down from 41.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.7: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 26.9, against 39.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Engineering Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 175 families put Ormiston Rivers Academy as their first choice and 244 named it as one of their preferences, for 176 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Ormiston Rivers Academy is one of 44 schools run by Ormiston Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41 in 2024/25.

Of the 185 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 36% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 79 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 37% went on to university or other higher education, 17% to apprenticeships and 28% into work. 10% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

16.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 211 pupils (19.1%) received SEN support and 23 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Burnham-on-Crouch Rail Station, about 380 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Marsh Road (opposite), 150 metres away.

In 2024/25, Ormiston Rivers Academy issued 348 suspensions, 32.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ormiston Rivers Academy are St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch (0.2 miles); Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School (0.7 miles); and St Leonard's Church of England Primary School (1.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.