Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 115 families put Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy as their first choice and 198 named it as one of their preferences, for 167 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has risen from 81 in 2021 to 115 in 2026, while places went from 131 to 167.
Across Suffolk, 93% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Suffolk lodged 193 appeals against secondary school offers; 157 reached a hearing and 43 succeeded (27.4% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 167 | 115 | 198 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 169 | 130 | 216 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 153 | 105 | 202 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 157 | 105 | 197 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 131 | 98 | 195 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 131 | 81 | 150 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 172 | 76 | 145 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 152 | 83 | 155 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 130 | 94 | 155 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 111 | 94 | 155 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 128 | 101 | 206 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 117 | 98 | 187 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 106 | 98 | 162 | 0.9 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.