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Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy

URN
136145
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
URN
136145
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

54 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

48

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

50

Destinations

37

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#9 of 11 schools in Stoke-on-Trent

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Your decision briefing for Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 4 alternative schools identified

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
14 September 2023
Inspection date
28 June 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 14 September 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

231

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

510

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

231

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.21×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Stoke-on-Trent)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.ormistonsirstanleymatthewsacademy.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Stoke-on-Trent to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

41.0

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

35.3%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

56.5%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

25.0%

EBacc achievement

Location

ST3 3JD - Beaconsfield Drive, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Contact details

Address
Beaconsfield Drive, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Postcode
ST3 3JD
Phone
1782882200
Website
http://www.ormistonsirstanleymatthewsacademy.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Stoke-on-Trent
Local authority code
861

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 267 schools in Stoke-on-Trent.

Authority statistics

Total schools

267

Open schools

116

Closed schools

151

Primary schools

163

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    14 September 202328 June 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 14 September 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      14 September 2023
      Inspected
      28 June 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    45.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 222

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    13.4%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    71.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    8.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    6.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    12.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    34

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary163 (64.9%)
    • Secondary34 (13.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other54 (21.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Kemball School0 mNot applicableOpen
    Kemball Special School0 mNot applicableClosed
    Blurton High School - Business and Enterprise College154 mSecondaryClosed
    Strathmore College567 mNot applicableOpen
    Sutherland Primary School671 mPrimaryClosed
    Sutherland Primary Academy671 mPrimaryOpen
    Meadowcroft Nursery School723 mNurseryClosed
    The Meadows Primary Academy861 mPrimaryOpen
    Blurton Primary School861 mPrimaryClosed
    Blurton Nursery School861 mNurseryClosed
    • Kemball School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Kemball Special School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Blurton High School - Business and Enterprise College
      Distance
      154 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Strathmore College
      Distance
      567 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Stoke-on-Trent)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Berry Hill High School and Sports CollegeSecondaryST2 9LRClosed
    Birches Head AcademySecondaryST2 8DDClosed
    Birches Head AcademySecondaryST2 8DDOpen
    Blurton High School - Business and Enterprise CollegeSecondaryST3 3JDClosed
    Brownhills Maths and Computing CollegeSecondaryST6 4LDClosed
    • Berry Hill High School and Sports College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      ST2 9LR
      Status
      Closed
    • Birches Head Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      ST2 8DD
      Status
      Closed
    • Birches Head Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      ST2 8DD
      Status
      Open
    • Blurton High School - Business and Enterprise College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      ST3 3JD
      Status
      Closed
    Sutherland Primary School
    Distance
    671 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Sutherland Primary Academy
    Distance
    671 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Meadowcroft Nursery School
    Distance
    723 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Closed
  • The Meadows Primary Academy
    Distance
    861 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Blurton Primary School
    Distance
    861 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Blurton Nursery School
    Distance
    861 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Closed
  • Brownhills Maths and Computing College
    Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    ST6 4LD
    Status
    Closed