Ormiston Meridian Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Stoke-on-Trent
Last distance offered · Year 7 2025
6.057 miles
Published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council · offers on 3 March 2025
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Ormiston Meridian Academy is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 entry.
Ormiston Meridian 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 | 6.057 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- At 50.8%, the share of pupils eligible for free school meals compares with a middle figure of 40.4% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2025 lived 6.057 miles away, the 4th longest of 15 Stoke-on-Trent secondary schools with a published Year 7 2025 last distance.
- Year 7 2026 drew 150 first-choice applications for 168 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 18 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 34% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 40.2 (England 46).
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
- Sandon Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,015 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Being a pupil at Ormiston Meridian Academy is a positive experience.”
- “Pupils feel valued and accepted for who they are.”
- “This creates a real sense of belonging throughout the school.”
To improve
- “There is occasional variation in how well teachers address misconceptions and secure long-term knowledge; however, this is not widespread across the school.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 July 2026 (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) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.2 | 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: 150 first-preference applications, 168 offers in total, 150 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.
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Academy 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Discovery Academy 2.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Academy 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Trentham Academy 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's College 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thistley Hough Academy 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published