Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Maidenhall Approach, Ipswich, IP2 8PL
811 pupils · 94% of 860 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 41.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 5 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 21.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 37.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 13.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.69 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 167 | 115 | 198 | 138 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 169 | 130 | 216 | 142 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 153 | 105 | 202 | 120 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 157 | 105 | 197 | 125 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 131 | 98 | 195 | 114 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 131 | 81 | 150 | 99 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 172 | 76 | 145 | 95 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 152 | 83 | 155 | 101 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Chantry Academy 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ipswich Academy 2.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Copleston High School 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Northgate High School 3.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Alban's Catholic High School 4.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy 4.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.