Ormiston Horizon Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Turnhurst Road, Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/11/2023
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.4%
34.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,029
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
186 of 187 families who put it first got an offer
203
Places offered
350
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 187 | 186 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 79 | 8 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 51 | 6 | ● 12% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 33 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 350 | 200 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Stoke-on-Trent lets families list 5 preferences. 15 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Andrew Fitzgibbon
- Address
- Turnhurst Road, Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
- Phone
- 01782883333
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Ward / constituency
- Great Chell & Packmoor · Stoke-on-Trent North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136680
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
1,029 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,108 pupils
Attendance
88.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
8.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 22% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.91 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 7.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.13 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 198 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 196 | 9% | 36% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 196 | 7% | 33% | 53% | |
| Mathematics | 195 | 10% | 38% | 55% | |
| Combined Science | 164 | 5% | 27% | 46% | |
| Geography | 122 | 11% | 35% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 63 | 11% | 30% | 49% | |
| History | 56 | 16% | 48% | 57% | |
| Social Studies | 48 | 6% | 38% | 50% | |
| Physical Education | 43 | 5% | 33% | 56% | |
| Business | 39 | 5% | 46% | 56% | |
| Design & Technology | 35 | 3% | 14% | 31% | |
| Statistics | 24 | 33% | 58% | 88% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Stoke-on-Trent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.