SCHOOL PROFILE

Ormiston Meridian Academy: data, trends and context

Ormiston Meridian Academy is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
142186
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Trust
ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Postcode
ST3 7DF
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,015
FSM eligible
50.8%
EAL / First language other than English
26.9%
SEND (total)
20.2%
SEN Support
16.0%
EHCP
4.2%
White British
64.2%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
91.2%
Overall absence
8.8%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Severe absence
3.3%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Stoke-on-TrentLocal authority90.7%9.3%4.5%
West MidlandsRegion91.5%8.5%3.4%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
40.9%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
11.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.29%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
40.2
English & maths grade 5+
33.5%
English & maths grade 4+
57.2%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Ormiston Meridian Academy is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.