What year groups does Ormiston Meridian Academy teach?

Ormiston Meridian Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent.

Who is the headteacher of Ormiston Meridian Academy?

The headteacher of Ormiston Meridian Academy is Mrs Claire Stanyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

When was Ormiston Meridian Academy last inspected?

Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Meridian 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 Meridian Academy?

Ormiston Meridian Academy has 1,015 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.

Is Ormiston Meridian Academy full?

Ormiston Meridian Academy has capacity for 966 pupils and 1,015 on roll (105%), 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 Meridian Academy a faith school?

No. Ormiston Meridian Academy has no designated religious character.

Is Ormiston Meridian Academy a selective school?

No. Ormiston Meridian Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.

Who runs Ormiston Meridian Academy?

Ormiston Meridian 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.

What SEN provision does Ormiston Meridian Academy have?

The schools register lists Ormiston Meridian Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.

How have Ormiston Meridian Academy's results changed over recent years?

Its Attainment 8 score was 40.6 in 2022/23 and 40.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.

What is Ormiston Meridian Academy's absence rate?

Ormiston Meridian Academy's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.

What are Ormiston Meridian Academy's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Meridian 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.

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Ormiston Meridian Academy

Sandon Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF

Phase: Secondary
School type: Academy sponsor led
Ages: 11 to 16
Gender: Mixed
Trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Headteacher: Mrs Claire Stanyer
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious ethos: None
Sponsor: Ormiston Academies Trust
SEN provision: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Constituency: Stoke-on-Trent South
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 966
Pupils on roll: 1,015
URN: 142186
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent
Telephone: 01782377100

About this school

Ormiston Meridian Academy is a secondary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,015 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Ofsted judgement

England: previous inspection framework

Inspected 12 January 2022 · report published 3 February 2022

Good

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

Read the full report on Ofsted's website

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	190	197	194
Attainment 8 score	40.6	42.4	40.2
Progress 8 score	-0.27 -0.48 to -0.07	-0.24 -0.44 to -0.03	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	34%	38.1%	33.5%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	57%	59.9%	57.2%
Entered the English Baccalaureate	9%	32%	21.1%
English Baccalaureate average point score	3.3	3.7	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 Ormiston Meridian Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Key stage 4: Attainment 8

Year	This school	Stoke-on-Trent average	England average
2022/23	40.6	31.4	39.8
2023/24	42.4	29.6	39.5
2024/25	40.2	30.5	39

Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.

Overall absence rate

Year	This school	England average
2022/23	8.9%	6.8%
2023/24	9.4%	6.6%
2024/25	8.8%	6.2%

Department for Education pupil absence data.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	1,041
2023/24	1,072
2024/25	1,044

School census, spring count each academic year.

How Ormiston Meridian Academy compares

Ormiston Meridian Academy ranked 8th of 14 secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.

School	Attainment 8 (2024/25)	Absence	FSM (6 years)	Pupils	Distance
This school	40.2	8.8%	47.6%	1,015	—
Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams	—	4.5%	42.5%	295	1.0 miles
St Thomas More Catholic Academy	43.4	8.7%	38.4%	1,085	1.7 miles
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy	41	9.6%	38.8%	1,175	1.9 miles
Blythe Bridge High School	46.6	6.6%	15.2%	1,049	2.4 miles
Discovery Academy	37.4	9.3%	50.7%	1,435	2.4 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): 47.61%
English as an additional language: 23%
Overall absence: 8.78%
Persistent absence: 24.95%

Location

Nearby schools

Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent

1.0 miles
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent

1.7 miles
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent

1.9 miles
Blythe Bridge High School
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent

2.4 miles
Discovery Academy
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent

2.4 miles

Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent

Ormiston Meridian Academy ranks 14th 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 Sir Stanley Matthews Academy Secondary

Common questions

What year groups does Ormiston Meridian Academy teach?: Ormiston Meridian Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
Who is the headteacher of Ormiston Meridian Academy?: The headteacher of Ormiston Meridian Academy is Mrs Claire Stanyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
When was Ormiston Meridian Academy last inspected?: Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Meridian 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 Meridian Academy?: Ormiston Meridian Academy has 1,015 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
Is Ormiston Meridian Academy full?: Ormiston Meridian Academy has capacity for 966 pupils and 1,015 on roll (105%), 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 Meridian Academy a faith school?: No. Ormiston Meridian Academy has no designated religious character.
Is Ormiston Meridian Academy a selective school?: No. Ormiston Meridian Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
Who runs Ormiston Meridian Academy?: Ormiston Meridian 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.
What SEN provision does Ormiston Meridian Academy have?: The schools register lists Ormiston Meridian Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
How have Ormiston Meridian Academy's results changed over recent years?: Its Attainment 8 score was 40.6 in 2022/23 and 40.2 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 Meridian Academy rank locally?: Ormiston Meridian Academy ranked 8th of 14 secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% 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 Meridian Academy's absence rate?: Ormiston Meridian Academy's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
What are Ormiston Meridian Academy's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Meridian 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.