Orion Academy
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary & Secondary
Post 16
Special school
PUPILS
96
AGES
10 - 18
GENDER
Boys
TYPE
Academy special sponsor led

How Does The School Perform?

Requires Improvement
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(04/06/2024)
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57%
NATIONAL AVG. 93%
Happiness Rating
58.3%
NATIONAL AVG. 17.7%
Persistent Absence
1%
NATIONAL AVG. 22.0%
Pupils first language
not English
68.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 25.9%
Free school meals

This school is now an academy. If no data is available for the new academy,
we link to the last available data set as this type of academy is treated as a continuing school

Knights Road
Blackbird Leys
Northfield School
Oxford
OX4 6DQ
01865771703

School Description

This is a welcoming and supportive school where pupils receive a high level of support. Staff understand pupils’ social and emotional needs well and build positive relationships. Pupils feel safe and trust staff to help them. Bullying is not an issue. When pupils display challenging behaviour, well-trained, caring staff are on hand to help them settle and refocus. However, pupils do not attend school as often as they should. Since joining The Gallery Trust in February 2020, leaders have overcome many challenges, such as the pandemic, staffing changes and transition to a new-build site. However, the trust has been too slow to implement an ambitious curriculum. Pupils are not taught well enough in all subjects, and the school has not given enough consideration to how learning will build year on year. As a result, pupils do not achieve as well as they should. The school is now improving. The new leadership team has successfully established a positive, aspirational community culture with high expectations for behaviour. The team is rightly focused on redesigning the curriculum. Improvements have been made, but there is still work to ensure the curriculum is ambitious and caters effectively for pupils’ special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Orion Academy Parent Reviews



50% Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree 19% Agree 38% Disagree 19% Strongly Disagree 25% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>19, "agree"=>38, "disagree"=>19, "strongly_disagree"=>25, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024
Strongly Agree 25% Agree 31% Disagree 19% Strongly Disagree 25% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>25, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>19, "strongly_disagree"=>25, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024
Strongly Agree 19% Agree 31% Disagree 6% Strongly Disagree 38% Don't Know 6% {"strongly_agree"=>19, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>38, "dont_know"=>6} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024
My Child Has Not Been Bullied 50% Strongly Agree 6% Agree 6% Disagree 6% Strongly Disagree 19% Don't Know 13% {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>50, "strongly_agree"=>6, "agree"=>6, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>19, "dont_know"=>13} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024
Strongly Agree 31% Agree 31% Disagree 6% Strongly Disagree 31% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>31, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>31, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns 6% Strongly Agree 31% Agree 0% Disagree 25% Strongly Disagree 31% Don't Know 6% {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>6, "strongly_agree"=>31, "agree"=>0, "disagree"=>25, "strongly_disagree"=>31, "dont_know"=>6} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024
Strongly Agree 44% Agree 13% Disagree 19% Strongly Disagree 25% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>44, "agree"=>13, "disagree"=>19, "strongly_disagree"=>25, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024
Strongly Agree 44% Agree 6% Disagree 19% Strongly Disagree 25% Don't Know 6% {"strongly_agree"=>44, "agree"=>6, "disagree"=>19, "strongly_disagree"=>25, "dont_know"=>6} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024
Strongly Agree 31% Agree 25% Disagree 19% Strongly Disagree 25% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>31, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>19, "strongly_disagree"=>25, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024
Strongly Agree 38% Agree 31% Disagree 13% Strongly Disagree 19% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>38, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>19, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024
Strongly Agree 31% Agree 25% Disagree 6% Strongly Disagree 25% Don't Know 13% {"strongly_agree"=>31, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>25, "dont_know"=>13} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024
Strongly Agree 31% Agree 25% Disagree 6% Strongly Disagree 19% Don't Know 19% {"strongly_agree"=>31, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>19, "dont_know"=>19} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024
Strongly Agree 38% Agree 6% Disagree 6% Strongly Disagree 44% Don't Know 6% {"strongly_agree"=>38, "agree"=>6, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>44, "dont_know"=>6} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024
Yes 50% No 50% {"yes"=>50, "no"=>50} Figures based on 16 responses up to 17-07-2024

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