Ormiston Horizon Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Unique reference
- 136680
- Address
- Turnhurst Road, Tunstall, ST6 6JZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1053 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.6%
- Persistent absence
- 30.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 87.3%
Mixed 3.8%
Other White 3.4%
African 2.3%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.99
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.35
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.6
Local authority average 40.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.09
Local authority average 3.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 7 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 29 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 45 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 42 |
Admissions
Ormiston Horizon Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 222
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 96
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 213 114 99 |
| Year 8 | 217 107 110 |
| Year 9 | 207 103 104 |
| Year 10 | 207 104 103 |
| Year 11 | 209 100 109 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 77.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 68.0% 45.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | SP 12.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 19.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 7.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 9.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% |