SCHOOL PROFILE

Ormiston Chadwick Academy: data, trends and context

Ormiston Chadwick Academy is a secondary school in Halton. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
140864
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Halton
Region
North West
Trust
ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Postcode
WA8 7HU
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
884
FSM eligible
51.6%
EAL / First language other than English
5.0%
SEND (total)
21.6%
SEN Support
18.9%
EHCP
2.7%
White British
88.0%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
87.6%
Overall absence
12.4%
Persistent absence
34.1%
Severe absence
7.2%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
HaltonLocal authority89.6%10.4%5.5%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
20.7%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
7.9%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.22%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
41.2
English & maths grade 5+
38.5%
English & maths grade 4+
54.2%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Ormiston Chadwick Academy is a secondary school in Halton. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.