The Orme Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Newcastle, Staffordshire
The Orme Academy is a secondary school in Newcastle, Staffordshire for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 June 2024. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Milehouse Lane, Newcastle, ST5 9JU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 768 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 June 2024
Strengths
- “The Orme Academy staff and pupils share the same high aspirations.”
- “Pupils understand and follow the ambition around ‘empowering learners for life’.”
- “Pupils say this ambition helps them focus on how to develop positively as young people.”
To improve
- “However, these improvements have not yet led to consistently improving outcomes by the end of key stage 4.”
- “However, there are times when some teachers do not check pupils’ understanding carefully enough.”
- “As a result, they do not have a sufficiently detailed understanding of whether pupils have remembered what they have learned before.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 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) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.8 | 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: 152 first-preference applications, 169 offers in total, 151 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2024 to 2026, as Staffordshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- St John Fisher Catholic College 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Chesterton Community Sports College 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Newcastle Academy 1.9 mi Good
- Clayton Hall Academy 2.7 mi Good
- Sir Thomas Boughey Academy 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- The King's CofE Academy 4.1 mi School remains Good
- Kidsgrove Secondary School 4.6 mi Good
- Madeley High School 5.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published