The Orme Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D52
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Newcastle, ST5 9JU
- Distance
- 1.5km away
St John Fisher Catholic College
Ashfields New Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2SJ
Local ranking60th of 70 secondary schools in Staffordshire
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
981
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 13 December 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 198
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 62.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 19.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
29.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
40
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 22.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 112
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1091
- Boys
- 536 (50%)
- Girls
- 539 (50%)
- Capacity
- 981 (110% full)
- SEND
- 16.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.8%
- EAL
- 29.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.3%
- SEN Support
- 14.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,382/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 53.3%
- Asian Indian: 14.6%
- Asian Other: 6.7%
- White Other: 6.2%
- Black African: 5.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 4.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.9%
- Other: 1.6%
53.3%
White British
14.6%
Asian Indian
6.7%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Ashfields New Road
Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 140802
- UKPRN
- 10045642
- Establishment No.
- 4713
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
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