The Orme Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 18 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 142015
- Address
- Milehouse Lane, ST5 9JU
- Website
- www.theormeacademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 769 (64% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.8%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 89.6%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 1.7%
African 1.6%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 4%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.5
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.39
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 145 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 144 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| French | GCSE | 12 |
| Geography | GCSE | 67 |
Admissions
The Orme Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 167
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 102
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 40
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 170 72 98 |
| Year 8 | 156 80 76 |
| Year 9 | 162 80 82 |
| Year 10 | 134 71 63 |
| Year 11 | 147 76 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 72.0% 46.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 3.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.5% 3.0% |