Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy

How places are decided at Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy

Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2017 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in June 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy?

Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy has 1,175 pupils on roll.

What ages does Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy take?

Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy located?

Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy is located in Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD, Stoke-on-Trent.

How do I apply to Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy?

Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews 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 close do you need to live to get into Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy was 1.444 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy?

When Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and 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 either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). Previously Looked After Children are those who 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. Siblings — Children who have siblings at the academy at the time that they will start on roll; 3. Children of staff — Children of an existing member of staff of the academy at the time of application, where the member of staff has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the academy is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places to satisfy all applications under any one criterion, priority will be 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 will be determined by a random allocation process, independently verified by someone independent of the academy and OAT.

What is the largest ethnic background at Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 78.3% of pupils at Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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