Ormiston Venture Academy

Ormiston Venture Academy
Motto Venture into Success
Established 1954 (As Great Yarmouth Technical High School)
2010 (As Ormiston Venture Academy)
Type Academy
Principal Simon Gilbert-Barnham
Vice Principal Kate Williams
Chair of Governors Lesley King
Location Oriel Avenue
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR317JJ
England
52°34′12″N 1°42′25″E / 52.570°N 1.707°E / 52.570; 1.707Coordinates: 52°34′12″N 1°42′25″E / 52.570°N 1.707°E / 52.570; 1.707
DfE URN 136187 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 852
Gender Co-educational
Ages 11–16
Houses Aspire
Innovate
Create
Achieve
                   
Publication Venture Voice
Website Ormiston Venture Academy

Ormiston Venture Academy (formerly Oriel Specialist Mathematics and Computing College) is a secondary school with academy status located in Oriel Avenue, Gorleston in the English county of Norfolk. The school educates children aged 11 to 16. It is housed in a block constructed in 2008 and a second newer building that stands where the original building, constructed in 1954, was located. The present facility includes a new reception area, Learning Resource Centre, and classrooms; it was opened in March 2014 by alumnus Callum Cooke.

Front of the school c2009

History

Originally named Great Yarmouth Technical High School, it was opened in 1954 to replace the old Technical High School located in Southtown. It has gone through many different names, including Oriel Grammar School, Oriel High School and Oriel Specialist Maths and Computing College. In c2007, its houses were: Trinity, Magdalen, Girton and Pembroke. Previously, when the Technical High School and the Oriel Grammar School the houses were Blue - Perebourne, Red - Fastolff, Yellow - Grenfell, and Green - Paget. Also Middleton were black and Nelson wearing white.

Front of the school in 1954
Back of the school in 1954

The current principal as of February 2013 is Simon Gilbert-Barnham.[1] A new building was added to the site, by Net Zero Buildings, to accommodate the Humanities department.[2] The school is sponsored by the Ormiston Academies Trust.

Gresham's

The school has a connection with the privately funded, boarding school Gresham's in Holt, North Norfolk – whereby one student per academic year is offered a fully funded scholarship to study for 2 years. There have been 8 scholars so far.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "About us". Ormiston Venture Academy, UK. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ormiston Venture Academy - Net Zero Buildings". Net Zero Buildings. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/lizcoledalton/status/958415872326012928
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