Ormiston Maritime Academy

Ormiston Maritime Academy

Established	July 1964
Type	Academy
Acting Principal	Emma Cooling
Executive Principal	Julie Bloor
Chair	Ian Cleland
Location	Westward Ho Grimsby Lincolnshire DN34 5AH England
DfE number	812/4009
DfE URN	137196 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Students	1088
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–16
Colours	Red and black
Website	Official website

Coordinates: 53°33′20.27″N 0°6′5.03″W / 53.5556306°N 0.1013972°W

Ormiston Maritime Academy (formerly known as Hereford Technology School) is a secondary school with academy status. The school is located in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England.

The school has an intake of 1048 students,^[1] aged 11 to 16.

In its last Ofsted report, Hereford Technology School was found to have a larger proportion of students with disabilities or special learning requirements than is found on average nationally. The school has facilities to address these needs, and Extended Services for students and parents.^[2] The school gained specialist technology status in 2000, and moved into a new building in October 2010.

The school gained Academy status on 1 August 2011 when it became Ormiston Maritime Academy. It is sponsored by the Ormiston Academies Trust.

Houses

Students are each part of a house. The houses are currently...

• Arctic
• Atlantic
• Indian
• Pacific
• Southern

Notable alumni

• Jane Andrews - murderer of Tom Cressman^[3]
• Danny North - footballer, formerly of Grimsby Town, subsequent League of Ireland and FAI Cup winner^[4]
• Stuart Carrington - professional snooker player

Notes

1. Gordon, H. "Hereford Technology School Ofsted inspection report", Ofsted, Manchester, 28 January 2010. Archived 13 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Ormiston Maritime Academyn - School overview"
3. The killer who could not take rejection - Telegraph
4. Danny North made debut for Grimsby Town at 17 - Grimsby Telegraph

External links

• Ormiston Maritime Academy web site, Retrieved 19 January 2012