School profile
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Defoe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6SG
Overview
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy is a special / send school (academy special converter) in Ipswich, East of England, for pupils aged 3–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Academy special converter
- Establishment group
- Academies
- Age range
- Ages 3–16
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- School capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 137838
Admissions
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Academy trust or group
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
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Official performance data
School performance
Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.
Primary
2024/25 results
Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard
- School
- Suppressed by DfE to protect individual pupils
- England
- 62%
Pupils included: 5
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard
- School
- Suppressed by DfE to protect individual pupils
- England
- 8%
Pupils included: 5
Source: Department for Education · School performance data.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 16 November 2021 · Published 16 January 2022
Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)
Overall effectiveness
Good
This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding was effective
- Yes
- Early years provision (where applicable)
- Good
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
SEND and additional needs
Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- VI - Visual Impairment
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
- PD - Physical Disability
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Location
- Address
- Defoe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6SG
- Local authority
- Suffolk
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