Cliff Park Ormiston Academy (formerly Cliff Park High School) is a

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with academy status, located in the

Gorleston-on-Sea Gorleston-on-Sea (), historically and colloquially known as Gorleston, is a seaside town in the borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. It lies to the South of Great Yarmouth, on the opposite side of the mouth of the River Yare. Historic ...

area of

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in the

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. The school educates children aged 11 to 16.

History

Previously a

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, Cliff Park High School was put into special measures in 2012 following an unsatisfactory

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inspection report. The school exited special measures in 2013 and converted to academy status in January 2014, sponsored by the

Ormiston Academies Trust Ormiston Trust is a charitable trust based in London, England. It is a grant-making trust that chiefly assists schools and organisations supporting children and young people. The trust was established in the memory of Fiona Ormiston Murray who ...

. The most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2022, graded the academy as 'Requires Improvement'. Previously, it had received a judgment of 'Good'.

Academic results

In 2016, the academy's Progress 8 score for

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results was 0.37, which is above the average Progress 8 for schools in England. 58% of students achieved grades A*-C / 9–4 in GCSE English and Maths.

Notable former pupils

The classical and pop musician, media personality and model

Myleene Klass Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978) is an English musician, singer, television presenter and model. She was a member of the pop group Hear'Say, and later released two solo classical crossover albums in 2003 and 2007. More recently, Klass ...

attended the school in the 1990s before becoming a member of the band

Hear'Say Hear'Say were a British pop group. They were created through the ITV (TV network), ITV reality TV show ''Popstars (British TV series), Popstars'' in February 2001, the first UK series of the international ''Popstars'' Media franchise, franch ...

. * Gregg Lowe, actor in the X-Men films * Simon James Kippen, known as Kip Sabian, a

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, currently signed to

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(AEW).

References

External links

Cliff Park Ormiston Academy official website
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