Ormiston Maritime Academy (formerly known as Hereford Technology School) is a secondary school

Secondary school

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 with specialist school

Specialist school

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 status as a Technology College

Technology College

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. The school is located in Grimsby

Grimsby

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, North East Lincolnshire

North East Lincolnshire

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, England

England

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The school has an intake of 1048 students, ages 11 to 16.

In the latest Ofsted report, Hereford Technology School was found to have a larger proportion of students with disabilities/special learning requirements than is found on average nationally. The school has however had a full complement of facilities to be able to deal with these needs as well as a full complement of extended services for students and parents alike for some time. The school gained specialist technology status in 2000. The school moved into a new building in October 2010.

Ormiston Maritime Academy

In 2010, the old school building was demolished as a new building was built from 2008-2010 to house the students. The school changed to academy status on August 1st 2011 when it became Ormiston Maritime Academy.