What did Ofsted judge Ormiston Horizon Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Ormiston Horizon Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Ormiston Horizon Academy?

Ormiston Horizon Academy has 1,029 pupils on roll.

What ages does Ormiston Horizon Academy take?

Ormiston Horizon Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Ormiston Horizon Academy located?

Ormiston Horizon Academy is located in Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ, Stoke-on-Trent.

How do I apply to Ormiston Horizon Academy?

Ormiston Horizon Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How far from Ormiston Horizon Academy were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Ormiston Horizon Academy for 2025-26 (Year 7) was 7.242 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Year 7 places decided at Ormiston Horizon Academy?

When Ormiston Horizon Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is a child in the care of, or accommodated by, a local authority (Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). Previously Looked After Children were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; 2. Feeder school — Children on roll at Packmoor Ormiston Academy; 3. Siblings — Children with siblings at the academy at the time they will start on roll, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 210 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places to satisfy all applications under any one criterion, priority is given in accordance with proximity to the academy. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority is determined by a random allocation process, independently verified by someone independent of the academy and Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT).

What is the largest ethnic background at Ormiston Horizon Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 84.2% of pupils at Ormiston Horizon Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

7.242miles

was the furthest place offered for 2025-26 (Year 7). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Ormiston Horizon Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Ormiston Horizon Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is a child in the care of, or accommodated by, a local authority (Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). Previously Looked After Children were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after.
2Feeder school — Children on roll at Packmoor Ormiston Academy.
3Siblings — Children with siblings at the academy at the time they will start on roll.
4Children of staff — Children of members of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the Academy for two or more years at the time the application is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Distance — Children who live nearest the school, measured using the straight-line distance between the academy main gate on Turnhurst Road and the child's home address point.

If two applications tie: If there are not enough places to satisfy all applications under any one criterion, priority is given in accordance with proximity to the academy. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority is determined by a random allocation process, independently verified by someone independent of the academy and Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT).

A pupil with an Education, Health and Care Plan naming the academy will be admitted, reducing the number of available places accordingly (not itself one of the numbered oversubscription criteria). Admission authority is Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT), which delegates the admissions process to the academy. The academy admits students aged 11-16 with secondary as its main intake point.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Ormiston Horizon Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ormiston Horizon Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ormiston Horizon Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ormiston Horizon Academy?: Ormiston Horizon Academy has 1,029 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ormiston Horizon Academy take?: Ormiston Horizon Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Ormiston Horizon Academy located?: Ormiston Horizon Academy is located in Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ, Stoke-on-Trent.
How do I apply to Ormiston Horizon Academy?: Ormiston Horizon Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How far from Ormiston Horizon Academy were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Ormiston Horizon Academy for 2025-26 (Year 7) was 7.242 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Year 7 places decided at Ormiston Horizon Academy?: When Ormiston Horizon Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is a child in the care of, or accommodated by, a local authority (Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). Previously Looked After Children were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; 2. Feeder school — Children on roll at Packmoor Ormiston Academy; 3. Siblings — Children with siblings at the academy at the time they will start on roll, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 210 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places to satisfy all applications under any one criterion, priority is given in accordance with proximity to the academy. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority is determined by a random allocation process, independently verified by someone independent of the academy and Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT).
What is the largest ethnic background at Ormiston Horizon Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 84.2% of pupils at Ormiston Horizon Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

7.242miles

was the furthest place offered for 2025-26 (Year 7). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Ormiston Horizon Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Ormiston Horizon Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is a child in the care of, or accommodated by, a local authority (Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). Previously Looked After Children were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after.
2Feeder school — Children on roll at Packmoor Ormiston Academy.
3Siblings — Children with siblings at the academy at the time they will start on roll.
4Children of staff — Children of members of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the Academy for two or more years at the time the application is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Distance — Children who live nearest the school, measured using the straight-line distance between the academy main gate on Turnhurst Road and the child's home address point.

Ormiston Horizon Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ormiston Horizon Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ormiston Horizon Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ormiston Horizon Academy?: Ormiston Horizon Academy has 1,029 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ormiston Horizon Academy take?: Ormiston Horizon Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Ormiston Horizon Academy located?: Ormiston Horizon Academy is located in Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ, Stoke-on-Trent.
How do I apply to Ormiston Horizon Academy?: Ormiston Horizon Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How far from Ormiston Horizon Academy were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Ormiston Horizon Academy for 2025-26 (Year 7) was 7.242 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Year 7 places decided at Ormiston Horizon Academy?: When Ormiston Horizon Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is a child in the care of, or accommodated by, a local authority (Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). Previously Looked After Children were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; 2. Feeder school — Children on roll at Packmoor Ormiston Academy; 3. Siblings — Children with siblings at the academy at the time they will start on roll, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 210 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places to satisfy all applications under any one criterion, priority is given in accordance with proximity to the academy. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority is determined by a random allocation process, independently verified by someone independent of the academy and Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT).
What is the largest ethnic background at Ormiston Horizon Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 84.2% of pupils at Ormiston Horizon Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Packmoor Ormiston Academy

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