What did Ofsted judge Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?

Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy has 984 pupils on roll.

What ages does Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy take?

Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy located?

Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy is located in Ilkeston, DE7 5HS, Derbyshire.

How do I apply to Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?

Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How are Year 7 places decided at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?

When Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (definition used is in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; 2. Children with an EHC plan naming the academy — Children with the academy named on an education, health care plan (EHC) or equivalent will be automatically admitted to the academy; 3. Siblings living in the normal area — Children living in the normal area (as defined in section 2 above served OIEA) at the time of application and admission (including those living in another local authority area) who have brother or sisters attending the academy at the time of application and admission, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 205 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places to satisfy all applications under any one criterion, priority will be given in accordance with proximity to the academy. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by a random allocation process, independently verified by someone independent of the academy and OAT.

What is the largest ethnic background at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.5% of pupils at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (definition used is in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after.
2Children with an EHC plan naming the academy — Children with the academy named on an education, health care plan (EHC) or equivalent will be automatically admitted to the academy.
3Siblings living in the normal area — Children living in the normal area (as defined in section 2 above served OIEA) at the time of application and admission (including those living in another local authority area) who have brother or sisters attending the academy at the time of application and admission.
4Siblings not living in the normal area — Children not living in the normal area (as defined above section 2 served by OIEA) at the time of the application who have siblings at the academy at the time of the application and admission.

If two applications tie: If there are not enough places to satisfy all applications under any one criterion, priority will be given in accordance with proximity to the academy. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by a random allocation process, independently verified by someone independent of the academy and OAT.

Section 3.4.3 separately states that a pupil with an EHC plan naming the academy is admitted and the number of available places reduced accordingly, before the oversubscription criteria (which also numbers the EHC criterion as 3.5.1.2) are applied.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?: Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy has 984 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy take?: Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy located?: Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy is located in Ilkeston, DE7 5HS, Derbyshire.
How do I apply to Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?: Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?: When Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (definition used is in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; 2. Children with an EHC plan naming the academy — Children with the academy named on an education, health care plan (EHC) or equivalent will be automatically admitted to the academy; 3. Siblings living in the normal area — Children living in the normal area (as defined in section 2 above served OIEA) at the time of application and admission (including those living in another local authority area) who have brother or sisters attending the academy at the time of application and admission, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 205 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places to satisfy all applications under any one criterion, priority will be given in accordance with proximity to the academy. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by a random allocation process, independently verified by someone independent of the academy and OAT.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.5% of pupils at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (definition used is in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after.
2Children with an EHC plan naming the academy — Children with the academy named on an education, health care plan (EHC) or equivalent will be automatically admitted to the academy.
3Siblings living in the normal area — Children living in the normal area (as defined in section 2 above served OIEA) at the time of application and admission (including those living in another local authority area) who have brother or sisters attending the academy at the time of application and admission.
4Siblings not living in the normal area — Children not living in the normal area (as defined above section 2 served by OIEA) at the time of the application who have siblings at the academy at the time of the application and admission.

Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?: Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy has 984 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy take?: Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy located?: Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy is located in Ilkeston, DE7 5HS, Derbyshire.
How do I apply to Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?: Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?: When Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (definition used is in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; 2. Children with an EHC plan naming the academy — Children with the academy named on an education, health care plan (EHC) or equivalent will be automatically admitted to the academy; 3. Siblings living in the normal area — Children living in the normal area (as defined in section 2 above served OIEA) at the time of application and admission (including those living in another local authority area) who have brother or sisters attending the academy at the time of application and admission, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 205 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places to satisfy all applications under any one criterion, priority will be given in accordance with proximity to the academy. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by a random allocation process, independently verified by someone independent of the academy and OAT.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.5% of pupils at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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