The Orme Academy
Milehouse Lane, Newcastle, ST5 9JU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Boughey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Shaw Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,161
- Pupils on roll
- 768
- URN
- 142015
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782742900
About this school
The Orme Academy is a secondary academy in Newcastle. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 768 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Orme Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 151 | 132 | 145 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.8 | 41.2 | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.66 -0.89 to -0.43 | -0.44 -0.69 to -0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 34.1% | 35.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 55.3% | 63.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 5% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
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 The Orme 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.8 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.2 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 760 |
| 2023/24 | 749 |
| 2024/25 | 769 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Orme Academy compares
The Orme Academy ranked 29th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.8 | 8.5% | 23.8% | 768 | — |
| St John Fisher Catholic College | 41.8 | 7.2% | 21.8% | 1,075 | 0.9 miles |
| Chesterton Community Sports College | 41.2 | 8.6% | 35.8% | 915 | 1.5 miles |
| Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent | 42.7 | 10.2% | 52.1% | 1,300 | 1.8 miles |
| Newcastle Academy | 37.6 | 12.1% | 40.8% | 441 | 1.9 miles |
| Thistley Hough Academy | 47.9 | 8.5% | 38.9% | 1,105 | 2.1 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)
- 23.8%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 8.49%
- Persistent absence
- 23.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John Fisher Catholic College0.9 miles
Secondary · Newcastle Under Lyme
-
Chesterton Community Sports College1.5 miles
Secondary · Newcastle
-
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent1.8 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Newcastle Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Newcastle Under Lyme
-
Thistley Hough Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Newcastle
- Chesterton Community Sports College Secondary
- Oaklands Nursery School Nursery
- Bursley Academy Primary
- Churchfields Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Friarswood Primary
- Crackley Bank Primary School Primary
- Ellison Primary Academy Primary
- Hassell Primary School Primary
- Hempstalls Primary School Primary
- Langdale Primary School Primary
- May Bank Infants' School Primary
- Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Orme Academy teach?
- The Orme Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Newcastle.
- Who is the headteacher of The Orme Academy?
- The headteacher of The Orme Academy is Mr Mark Boughey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Orme Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Orme 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 The Orme Academy?
- The Orme Academy has 768 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Orme Academy full?
- The Orme Academy has capacity for 1,161 pupils and 768 on roll (66%), so it has space against 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 The Orme Academy a faith school?
- No. The Orme Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Orme Academy a selective school?
- No. The Orme Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Orme Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Orme Academy is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Orme Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Orme Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Orme Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.8 in 2022/23 and 43.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Orme Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- The Orme Academy ranked 29th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Orme Academy's absence rate?
- The Orme Academy's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Orme Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Orme 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 2 July 2026.