Ormiston Meridian Academy
Sandon Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
1,015 pupils · 105% of 966 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Free school meals
- 50.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 June 2026, published 14 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 | 40.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 57.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 21.1% |
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 — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 168 | 150 | 293 | 157 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 173 | 141 | 315 | 160 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 181 | 170 | 376 | 181 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 237 | 229 | 388 | 237 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 237 | 199 | 313 | 218 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 189 | 184 | 328 | 189 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 208 | 221 | 381 | 208 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 193 | 195 | 300 | 193 |
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
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams 1.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Thomas More Catholic Academy 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy 3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Blythe Bridge High School 3.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Discovery Academy 3.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- St Peter's CofE Academy 5.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.