Flegg High Ormiston Academy

Flegg High Ormiston Academy (formerly Flegg High School) is an 11–16 mixed secondary school with academy status in Martham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Address
Somerton Road, Martham

Great Yarmouth
,
Norfolk
,
NR29 4QD

England
Coordinates52°42′45″N 1°38′26″E
Information
Former nameFlegg High School
TypeAcademy
MottoInspire, Encourage, Create
Local authorityNorfolk County Council
TrustOrmiston Academies Trust
Department for Education URN145501 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalKate Williams[1]
GenderMixed
Age range11–16
Capacity950[2]
Houses
  • Britten
  • Julian
  • Martin
  • Nelson
Colour(s)Navy, Blue, White
Websitewww.fleggormistonacademy.co.uk

Description

It was built in the 1960s for boys and girls aged 12–16. Much of the school has been expanded over the years and in 2006/07 major building work was undertaken to accommodate the inclusion of Year 7 pupils, and generally update the buildings, bringing the school roll in September 2007 up to near 1,000 pupils.[3]

Flegg High has a specialism in Business and Enterprise, and is a National Hub for that specialism. The school was rated Good in the 2016 Ofsted.[4]

In February 2018, Ormiston Academies Trust took over the high school, turning it into an academy. It was renamed "Flegg High Ormiston Academy".[5]

Academics

Flegg students complete a carefully planned Key Stage 3 in two years where the full Key Stage 3 National Curriculum is covered.[6] Key Stage 4 commences in Year 9, allowing the students the opportunity to study core subjects and 4 in greater depth than in Key Stage 3 to move beyond the set programmes of study.This follows the Ormiston teaching philosophy of Teach and Develop and Change.[7] All students have the opportunity to study the English Baccalaureate and are encouraged to do so. To ensure that the curriculum is not narrowed too early, in addition to four options, from September 2020 Year 9 students are engaged in an additional “stream” so that students gain a one year curriculum experience in an area that they have not selected for an option, maybe a language or a creative subject. In year 10 students engage on the subjects they will study for GCSE.[6]

The academy has a greater proportion of students studying and achieving the English Baccalaureate than is typical locally and nationally.[6]

References
  1. "Staff List". Flegg High Ormiston Academy. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. "Church Stretton School". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. Norfolk County Council school profile. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  4. "Ofsted Report 2016". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. @OrmistonAcads (1 Feb 2018). "Today we are delighted to announce two new academies @ThomasWolseySch and @FleggHighSch have joined the OAT family. They will work with the 10 other academies in the east regional hub @OrmistonEast" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "Flegg High Ormiston Academy - Curriculum". www.fleggormistonacademy.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. "Curriculum". Ormiston Academies Trust. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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