The Schools Guru
The Schools GuruYour personal AI advisor on schools and colleges in EnglandLet's talk 💬

Sandymoor Ormiston Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
 Wharford Lane
 Runcorn
 Cheshire WA7 1QU
Telephone: 01928 571217

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Free School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2019
History: This school arose from Sandymoor
Trust: Ormiston Academies Trust
Sponsor: Ormiston Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Ms Linsey Hand (since January 2025 – came from Connaught School for Girls)
Previous Headteacher: Sally Jones
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 38.17 / 12.76
Non-teaching Staff*: 34.61
Number of pupils: 599
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.7
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 26.70% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 29.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 24.7% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 12.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 16.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.6km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Halton
Constituency: Weaver Vale
Electoral Ward: Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor
School Number: 8764005

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 17th April 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
The Schools Guru: Let's talk 💬
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Windmill Hill Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  2. Daresbury Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  3. Moore Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  4. St Berteline's CofE Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  5. St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool (2.2km) show on map
  6. Gorsewood Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  7. Bridgewater Park Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  8. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Vol... (2.4km) show on map
  9. Astmoor Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  10. Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School (2.8km) show on map
  11. Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy (2.8km) show on map
  12. The Bridge School (2.9km) show on map
  13. St Mary's Church of England Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  14. The Brow Community Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  15. Palace Fields Primary Academy (3.0km) show on map
  16. Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Prima... (3.3km) show on map
  17. Brookvale Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  18. Castle View Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  19. Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery (3.9km) show on map
  20. The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  21. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  22. Penketh South Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  23. Woodside Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  24. Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  25. Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of E... (4.2km) show on map
  26. The Grange School (4.3km) show on map
  27. Hillview Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  28. Beechwood Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  29. St Edward's Catholic Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  30. Aston by Sutton Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  31. Penketh Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  32. Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery School... (4.9km) show on map
  33. The Raise Academy (4.9km) show on map
  34. Penketh High School (4.9km) show on map
  35. The Heath School (4.9km) show on map
  36. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  37. Thrive Education and Wellbeing (5.0km) show on map
  38. Hope Corner School (5.1km) show on map
  39. The Cavendish High Academy (5.1km) show on map
  40. Brookfields School (5.1km) show on map
  41. Great Sankey Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  42. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  43. Pewithall School (5.2km) show on map
  44. Victoria Road Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  45. St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (5.3km) show on map
  46. Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery (5.3km) show on map
  47. Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  48. St Clement's Catholic Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  49. Poppy Field School (5.3km) show on map
  50. Stockton Heath Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  51. Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  52. Widnes Academy (5.5km) show on map
  53. Moorfield Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  54. Bridgewater High School (5.6km) show on map
  55. Sankey Valley St James Church of England Prim... (5.6km) show on map
  56. Park Road Community Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  57. Fairfield Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  58. Willow Green CIO (5.7km) show on map
  59. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  60. St Gregory's Catholic High School (5.7km) show on map
  61. Kingsway Primary Academy School (5.7km) show on map
  62. Riverside College Halton (5.8km) show on map
  63. Weston Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  64. St Bede's Catholic Junior School (5.9km) show on map
  65. St Bede's Catholic Infant School (5.9km) show on map
  66. St Monica's Catholic Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  67. Westfield Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  68. Broomfields Junior School (6.0km) show on map
  69. Chapelford Village Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  70. St Thomas' CofE Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  71. Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  72. Frodsham Primary Academy (6.2km) show on map
  73. The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School (6.2km) show on map
  74. Priestley College (6.2km) show on map
  75. Whitley Village School (6.2km) show on map
  76. Latchford St James CofE Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  77. Warrington Hospital Unit Co Wards B10-11 (6.3km) show on map
  78. Weston Point College (6.3km) show on map
  79. Wade Deacon High School (6.4km) show on map
  80. Great Sankey High School (6.4km) show on map
  81. Weston Point Primary Academy (6.4km) show on map
  82. Birchfield Nursery School (6.5km) show on map
  83. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School (6.6km) show on map
  84. Frodsham Manor House Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  85. St Alban's Catholic Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  86. UTC Warrington (6.7km) show on map
  87. Lunts Heath Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  88. Westbrook Old Hall Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  89. Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primar... (6.8km) show on map
  90. Barrow Hall Community Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  91. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Volunta... (6.9km) show on map
  92. Bewsey Lodge Academy (6.9km) show on map
  93. St Luke's Catholic Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  94. Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  95. Ditton Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  96. Chesnut Lodge Special School (7.1km) show on map
  97. Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery School... (7.1km) show on map
  98. Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School (7.2km) show on map
  99. Ashley High School (7.2km) show on map
  100. St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School (7.3km) show on map
Note: If school locations don't appear on the map then try zooming out

Associated Schools

Same Trust
Same Sponsor
Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

Similar Schools*

  1. Sir Harry Smith Community College, Peterborough
  2. Treviglas Academy, Newquay
  3. Richard Rose Morton Academy, Carlisle
  4. Camborne Science and International Academy
  5. Stowupland High School, Stowmarket
  6. Ellowes Hall Sports College, Dudley
  7. The Brooksbank School, Elland
  8. Wath Academy, Rotherham
  9. Westlands School, Sittingbourne
  10. The Hart School, Rugeley
  11. Writhlington School, Radstock
  12. Kingsbury Green Academy, Calne
  13. The Whitstable School
  14. Downham Market Academy
  15. West Lakes Academy, Egremont
  16. Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
  17. The Ongar Academy
  18. Torpoint Community College
  19. Chesterfield High School, Liverpool
  20. The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy
  21. Fakenham Academy
  22. Alder Grange School, Rossendale
  23. The Joseph Whitaker School, Mansfield
  24. Brixham College
  25. Driffield School and Sixth Form
  26. Titus Salt School, Bradford
  27. Wolverley CofE Secondary School, Kidderminster
  28. Cramlington Learning Village
  29. Ryburn Valley High School, Sowerby Bridge
  30. Bungay High School
  31. Immanuel College, Bradford
  32. The Garibaldi School, Mansfield
  33. Cardinal Griffin Catholic College, Cannock
  34. Saltash Community School
  35. Norton College, Malton
  36. Buxton Community School
  37. Leigh Academy Mascalls, Tonbridge
  38. The Elizabethan Academy, Retford
  39. Tavistock College
  40. The Grove School, Market Drayton
  41. Archway School, Stroud
  42. Budmouth Academy Weymouth
  43. Maricourt Catholic High School, Liverpool
  44. Thorp Academy, Ryton
  45. Bideford College
  46. Leigh Academy Longfield
  47. The Cheadle Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
  48. Sheringham High School
  49. Rivington and Blackrod High School, Bolton
  50. St Benedict's Catholic High School, Whitehaven
  51. Sidmouth College
  52. Parkside School, Bradford
  53. Wales High School, Sheffield
  54. Bodmin College
  55. Ashfield Comprehensive School, Nottingham
  56. Nunthorpe Academy, Middlesbrough
  57. Huxlow Academy, Irthlingborough
  58. Lift New Rickstones, Witham
  59. Highfields School, Matlock
  60. The Purbeck School, Wareham
  61. Retford Oaks Academy
  62. Plume School, Maldon
  63. Hermitage Academy, Chester le Street
  64. Sir John Leman High School, Beccles
  65. Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn, Lincoln
  66. The Whitby High School, Ellesmere Port
  67. Exmouth Community College
  68. St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College, Bishop Auckland
  69. Aldridge School - A Science College, Walsall
  70. The Bromfords School, Wickford
  71. Shaftesbury School
  72. Coombeshead Academy, Newton Abbot
  73. Liskeard School and Community College
  74. Anthony Gell School, Matlock
  75. The Manor Academy, Mansfield
  76. Bourne Academy
  77. Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy, Chester le Street
  78. Stowmarket High School
  79. Brockhill Park Performing Arts College, Hythe
  80. Workington Academy
  81. The King Alfred School an Academy, Highbridge
  82. St Thomas More Catholic High School, North Shields
  83. Callington Community College
  84. Bedlington Academy
  85. Christ The King College, Newport
  86. Hilbre High School, Wirral
  87. Tuxford Academy, Newark
  88. The Streetly Academy, Sutton Coldfield
  89. Mildenhall College Academy
  90. Chase Terrace Academy, Burntwood
  91. The Lenham School, Maidstone
  92. Great Wyrley Academy, Walsall
  93. Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
  94. Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton
  95. Herne Bay High School
  96. Barr Beacon School, Walsall
  97. Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Tenterden
  98. The Ripley Academy
  99. Robert Barclay Academy, Hoddesdon
  100. Wilsthorpe School, Nottingham
* Based on pupil profiles – see About page for details

 | Copyright © 2026 |