Ormiston Meridian Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 13 2022 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
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Unique reference
- 142186
- Address
- Sandon Road, Meir, ST3 7DF
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1072 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 19.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.1%
- Persistent absence
- 25.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
White British 69.7%
Pakistani 13.6%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 4%
African 2.1%
Other 1.8%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other Black 0.9%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.27
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.35
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.6
Local authority average 40.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.29
Local authority average 3.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 35 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 73 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Ormiston Meridian Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 181
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 111
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 247 129 118 |
| Year 8 | 236 100 136 |
| Year 9 | 195 92 103 |
| Year 10 | 197 93 104 |
| Year 11 | 197 105 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 68.0% 79.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 44.0% 47.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 12.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 19.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 15.0% 7.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |