St Thomas More Catholic AcademyOrmiston Meridian Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stoke-on-Trent.
Summary of the comparison
St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Ormiston Meridian Academy are secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
St Thomas More Catholic Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ormiston Meridian Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
St Thomas More Catholic Academy was judged Good and Ormiston Meridian Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.4 for St Thomas More Catholic Academy and 40.2 for Ormiston Meridian Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Thomas More Catholic Academy (46.6 in 2021-22, 43.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Ormiston Meridian Academy (43.7 in 2021-22, 40.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Stoke-on-TrentSt Thomas More Catholic Academy | Stoke-on-TrentOrmiston Meridian Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100 | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 14 in Stoke-on-Trent | 6th of 14 in Stoke-on-Trent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,119 | 1,044 | |
| Capacity | 1,135 | 966 | |
| Location | Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ | Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.4 Stronger figure | 40.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.9% Stronger figure | 33.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.1% Stronger figure | 57.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.2% Stronger figure | 21.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.68 Stronger figure | 3.40 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 195 | 194 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 38 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 28.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 5.6% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,119 | 1,044 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.4% | 47.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 33.6% | 23.0% | |
| SEN support | 17.4% | 16.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.7% Stronger figure | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.1% | 25.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
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