The Orme Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 19 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
- 749 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.6%
- Girls
- 45.4%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.4%
- Persistent absence
- 27.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 87.9%
Mixed 4.1%
Other White 1.7%
Other 1.7%
African 1.3%
Pakistani 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.66
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.8
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.3
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 130 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 129 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 36 |
| French | GCSE | 7 |
Admissions
The Orme Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 165
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 186
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 29
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 81 79 |
| Year 8 | 163 81 82 |
| Year 9 | 137 75 62 |
| Year 10 | 151 80 71 |
| Year 11 | 138 92 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 84.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 70.0% 43.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 37.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 3.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 4.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.2% |