The Ongar Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Ongar, East of England CM5 0AN · Essex
#374 of 460 secondary schools in East of England
#3083 of 4,090 nationally
About The Ongar Academy
The Ongar Academy is a academy secondary located in Ongar, in the Essex local authority of East of England, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 467 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 27.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 374th of 460 ranked secondary schools in East of England. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (50th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (20th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 467; capacity filled 58.4%; grade 4+ english & maths 50.9%; ebacc average points 3.23.
There are 6 schools in Ongar; The Ongar Academy ranks 5th of 6 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)37.4
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)25.9%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)27.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for The Ongar Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 467
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 27.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 58.4%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 37.4
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 25.9%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 50.9%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.23
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near The Ongar Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Ongar Primary School
Ongar · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
158 students · 864 m away
High Ongar Primary School
Ongar · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
111 students · 1.2 km away
Chipping Ongar Primary School
Ongar · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
208 students · 2.1 km away
Dr Walker's CofE Primary School
Ongar · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
50 students · 2.8 km away
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ongar · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
191 students · 3.2 km away
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Epping · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
356 students · 5.0 km away
Blackmore Primary School
Ingatestone · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
166 students · 5.3 km away
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School
Brentwood · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
147 students · 5.7 km away
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School
Brentwood · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
223 students · 6.5 km away
Doddinghurst Infant School
Brentwood · Local authority primary · Ages 4–7
177 students · 6.5 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East of England with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Greater Peterborough UTC
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464 students
Parkfields Middle School
Dunstable · Academy secondary · Ages 9–13
460 students
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Cambridge · Academy secondary · Ages 13–19
455 students
University Technical College Norfolk
Norwich · Academy secondary · Ages 14–19
451 students
Mossbourne Port Side Academy
Stanford-le-Hope · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
443 students
Stalham High School
Norwich · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
492 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The Ongar Academy a good school?
The Ongar Academy has a Success Index (England) of 27.6 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #374 of 460 in East of England. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does The Ongar Academy rank in East of England?
The Ongar Academy ranks #374 of 460 secondary schools in East of England and #3083 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The Ongar Academy?
The Ongar Academy had 467 students in 2025.
Is The Ongar Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
The Ongar Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near The Ongar Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The Ongar Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.