Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy, Stoke-on-Trent

In its own words: "“To create a safe place where all students can learn, thrive, and achieve no matter their background.” Within the academy, our students and staff refer to our values as CREECK."

Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 22 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 41.4 in Stoke-on-Trent and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 36% in Stoke-on-Trent and 47% in England.

That is up from 41 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.65: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.6, against 46.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 208 families put Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy as their first choice and 426 named it as one of their preferences, for 233 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy are St Thomas More Catholic Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.6); Trentham Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46); St Joseph's College (1.8 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 63.6); and Ormiston Meridian Academy (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.6).

Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy is one of 44 schools run by Ormiston Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41 in 2024/25.

Of the 228 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 43% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

40.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Asian (11%).

The nearest railway station is Platform 2, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Eastfield Close (opposite), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 155 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Stoke-on-Trent (280).

In 2024/25, Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy issued 573 suspensions, 48.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy are Sutherland Primary Academy (0.4 miles), The Meadows Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Newstead Primary Academy (0.7 miles) and Ash Green Primary Academy (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.