Ormiston Bushfield Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Peterborough, Peterborough
PE2 5RQ
Composite score
57.9

About Ormiston Bushfield Academy

Ormiston Bushfield Academy is a secondary school in Peterborough, Peterborough, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. Around 1,230 pupils aged 11 to 19 attend the school. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 46.3, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That is down 2.6 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

44% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 64% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 38% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Ormiston Bushfield Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,474
National rank
#160
In East of England
#4
In Peterborough
Top 46%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
46.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
44%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
64%
% EBacc grade 5+
13%
EBacc average points score
3.91

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,230 % FSM ever-6 38.1% % EAL 19.8% Age range 11–19 Gender Mixed

Location

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