Ormiston Horizon Academy
Turnhurst Road, Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Andrew Fitzgibbon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,029
- URN
- 136680
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782883333
About this school
Ormiston Horizon Academy is a secondary academy in Stoke on Trent. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,029 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 201 | 211 | 198 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.6 | 34.7 | 37.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.99 -1.19 to -0.79 | -1.12 -1.32 to -0.93 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 22.3% | 29.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 41.2% | 51% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 13.3% | 7.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
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 Horizon 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 | 36.6 | 31.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.7 | 29.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.3 | 30.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,052 |
| 2023/24 | 1,053 |
| 2024/25 | 1,029 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston Horizon Academy compares
Ormiston Horizon Academy ranked 11th of 14 secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.3 | 11.6% | 42.5% | 1,029 | — |
| St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy | 43 | 7.1% | 37.6% | 1,143 | 0.3 miles |
| Haywood Academy | 36.1 | 12.2% | 46.7% | 1,080 | 1.2 miles |
| Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent | 42.7 | 10.2% | 52.1% | 1,300 | 1.5 miles |
| Kidsgrove Secondary School | 35.9 | 6.5% | 27.8% | 394 | 2.1 miles |
| The King's CofE Academy | 40.1 | 10.2% | 35.6% | 732 | 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)
- 42.47%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 11.6%
- Persistent absence
- 34.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Haywood Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent1.5 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Kidsgrove Secondary School2.1 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The King's CofE Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke on Trent
- Aurora Hanley School Special schools
- Glebedale School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ormiston Horizon Academy teach?
- Ormiston Horizon Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stoke on Trent.
- Who is the principal of Ormiston Horizon Academy?
- The principal of Ormiston Horizon Academy is Mr Andrew Fitzgibbon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ormiston Horizon Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Horizon 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 big is Ormiston Horizon Academy?
- Ormiston Horizon Academy has 1,029 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ormiston Horizon Academy full?
- Ormiston Horizon Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,029 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ormiston Horizon Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Horizon Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston Horizon Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston Horizon Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ormiston Horizon Academy?
- Ormiston Horizon 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 Horizon Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.6 in 2022/23 and 37.3 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 Horizon Academy rank locally?
- Ormiston Horizon Academy ranked 11th of 14 secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% 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 Horizon Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Horizon Academy's overall absence rate is 11.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Horizon Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Horizon 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.