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Ormiston Horizon Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Turnhurst Road
 Tunstall
 Stoke on Trent
 Staffordshire ST6 6JZ
Telephone: 01782 883333

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from James Brindley High School
Trust: Ormiston Academies Trust
Sponsor: Ormiston Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Andrew Fitzgibbon (since September 2018)
Previous Headteacher: Rod Hughes
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 62.7 / 11.35
Non-teaching Staff*: 56.78
Number of pupils: 1029
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.4
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 39.00% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 39.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 24.0% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 15.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 34.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Stoke-on-Trent
Constituency: Stoke-on-Trent North
Electoral Ward: Great Chell & Packmoor
School Number: 8614712

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 21st November 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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