Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Beaconsfield Drive, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Kelly Hassall
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,080
- Pupils on roll
- 1,175
- URN
- 136145
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782882200
About this school
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy is a secondary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,175 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 208 | 228 | 232 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.3 | 40.9 | 41.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 -0.48 to -0.10 | -0.65 -0.84 to -0.46 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 39.5% | 35.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 60.1% | 56.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 30.3% | 25% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.3 | 31.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.9 | 29.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41 | 30.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,154 |
| 2023/24 | 1,197 |
| 2024/25 | 1,190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy compares
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy ranked 7th of 14 secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41 | 9.6% | 38.8% | 1,175 | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic Academy | 43.4 | 8.7% | 38.4% | 1,085 | 1.2 miles |
| Trentham Academy | 46.6 | 6.3% | 18.3% | 794 | 1.3 miles |
| St Joseph's College | 62.4 | 3.5% | 8.6% | 1,104 | 1.8 miles |
| Ormiston Meridian Academy | 40.2 | 8.8% | 47.6% | 1,015 | 1.9 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Academy | 34.4 | 8.5% | 48.7% | 1,052 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.82%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.6%
- Persistent absence
- 27.83%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Thomas More Catholic Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Trentham Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
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St Joseph's College1.8 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Ormiston Meridian Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Peter's CofE Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy ranks 13th of the 23 ranked secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Alsager School Secondary
- Biddulph High School Secondary
- Birches Head Academy Secondary
- Blythe Bridge High School Secondary
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams Secondary
- Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent Secondary
- Discovery Academy Secondary
- Endon High School Secondary
- Haywood Academy Secondary
- Kidsgrove Secondary School Secondary
- Moorside High School Secondary
- Ormiston Meridian Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy teach?
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the principal of Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy?
- The principal of Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy is Mrs Kelly Hassall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy?
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy has 1,175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy full?
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy has capacity for 1,080 pupils and 1,175 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy is part of ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.3 in 2022/23 and 41 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy compare with other schools in Stoke-on-Trent?
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy ranked 7th of 14 secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.