The Orme Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Newcastle (Staffordshire).
Attainment 8
42.7
▼ 3.5 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
32%
▼ 14pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.5%
▼ 0.1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.5
▲ 0.8 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
23.0%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
6.9%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
66%
768 / 1,161 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2024
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Nearby schools
nearest first50 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Merryfields School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merryfields SchoolAcademy special converter | 0.2 mi | Special | 118 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2014, previous school) |
| St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.3 mi | Primary | 222 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Hempstalls Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 501 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| St Wulstan's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 457 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school) |
| May Bank Infants' SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 173 | Good, 2023 |
| Ellison Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 329 | Good, 2023 |
| Oaklands Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.6 mi | Nursery | 37 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2013) |
| Kaleidoscope SchoolOther independent special | 0.6 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Lyme Brook Independent SchoolOther independent special | 0.9 mi | Special | 6 | - |
| Demetae AcademyOther independent | 0.9 mi | Independent | 50 | - |
| St John Fisher Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 1,075 | Requires improvement, 2023 |
| Newcastle and Stafford Colleges GroupFurther education | 1.0 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Sun Academy BradwellAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 167 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2018) |
| Churchfields Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 391 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 444 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2017) |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme SchoolOther independent | 1.2 mi | Independent | 868 | - |
| Hassell Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 173 | Good, 2023 |
| Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin BasesPupil referral unit | 1.2 mi | Alternative provision | 48 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| Harpfield Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 226 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Bursley AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 400 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Etruscan Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 443 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| St Giles' and St George's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 360 | Good, 2023 |
| Knutton St Marys CofE AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 168 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Blackfriars AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.4 mi | Special | 121 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2013, previous school) |
| Chesterton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 155 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Chesterton Community Sports CollegeAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 915 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 2, Needs attention in 1 |
| Regent CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 1.5 mi | Special | - | - |
| Phoenix Independent SchoolOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 32 | - |
| The RegistryOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 13 | - |
| St Peter's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 238 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Saint Nathaniel's AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 474 | Good, 2024 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 229 | Good, 2022 |
| Forest Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 457 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school) |
| Emerge SchoolOther independent special | 1.7 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Co-op Academy FriarswoodAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 214 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2013, previous school) |
| Co-op Academy Stoke-On-TrentAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,300 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Snowhill SchoolOther independent special | 1.7 mi | Special | 54 | - |
| St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 449 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| North Road AcademyOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 116 | - |
| Coppice AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.8 mi | Special | 106 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Edison Pace SchoolOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 48 | - |
| Alpha Learning StaffordshireOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 25 | - |
| Stoke-on-Trent CollegeFurther education | 1.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Crackley Bank Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 198 | Good, 2023 |
| Newcastle AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 441 | Good, 2023 |
| The NestOther independent special | 2.0 mi | Special | 24 | - |
| Westlands Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 204 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Silverdale Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Primary | 152 | Good, 2023 |
| The Willows Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 689 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| St John's CofE (A) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 2.0 mi | Primary | 270 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Overall deprivation9
Income9
Employment9
Education and skills7
Health5
Crime8
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment4
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 15
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