Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Barnfield Avenue, Runcorn, WA7 6EP
754 pupils · 60% of 1,250 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Halton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 61.5%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 2.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 96 | 93 | 162 | 93 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 108 | 103 | 170 | 105 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 121 | 99 | 154 | 109 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 149 | 118 | 176 | 129 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 158 | 135 | 208 | 147 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 173 | 174 | 257 | 173 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 178 | 168 | 245 | 173 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 218 | 215 | 286 | 218 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy 2.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Sandymoor Ormiston Academy 2.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Heath School 3.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Helsby High School 6.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Wade Deacon High School 7.5 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School 7.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.