Ormiston Meridian Academy
Academy sponsor led in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1015 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 966 |
| Free school meals | 50.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Address | Sandon Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 7DF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Telephone | 01782377100 |
| URN | 142186 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 June 2026, published 14 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 12 January 2022, published 3 February 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams (secondary school, about 1.7 km)
- St Thomas More Catholic Academy (secondary school, about 2.7 km)
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy (secondary school, about 3.0 km)
- Blythe Bridge High School (secondary school, about 3.8 km)
- Discovery Academy (secondary school, about 3.9 km)
- St Peter's CofE Academy (secondary school, about 5.1 km)
- Trentham Academy (secondary school, about 5.2 km)
- St Joseph's College (secondary school, about 5.7 km)
Browse: Secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.