Ormiston Horizon Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Stoke on Trent, Stoke-on-Trent
Last distance offered · Year 7 2025
7.242 miles
Published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council · offers on 3 March 2025
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Ormiston Horizon Academy is a secondary school in Stoke on Trent, Stoke-on-Trent for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 entry.
Ormiston Horizon Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2025 | 7.242 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2025: the last child offered a place lived 7.242 miles away, the 3rd longest of 15 Stoke-on-Trent secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.73 miles).
- For Year 7 2026 entry there were 212 first-choice applications for 208 offers; 200 offers went to first-choice families and 12 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th highest of 9 schools including the 8 nearest secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Stoke-on-Trent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Turnhurst Road, Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,029 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “There are high expectations for pupils at Ormiston Horizon Academy.”
- “All pupils understand and show the values of respect, resilience and responsibility.”
- “Pupils appreciate the positive environment of their school.”
To improve
- “However, despite the school working quickly to improve the curriculum, pupils do not yet achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, some teachers do not take opportunities to develop pupils’ knowledge and understanding as fully as they might.”
- “For example, some do not always ask pupils in-depth questions to promote discussion.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 212 first-preference applications, 208 offers in total, 200 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Stoke-on-Trent.
- St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Haywood Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Excel Academy 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Birches Head Academy 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Academy 4.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thistley Hough Academy 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Discovery Academy 5.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published