The Orme Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Newcastle, West Midlands ST5 9JU · Staffordshire
#208 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands
#2156 of 4,090 nationally
About The Orme Academy
The Orme Academy is a academy secondary located in Newcastle, in the Staffordshire local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 768 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 46.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 208th of 493 ranked secondary schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (62th percentile), and its weakest is grade 5+ in english & maths (35th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 768; capacity filled 66.1%; grade 4+ english & maths 63.4%; ebacc average points 3.41.
There are 19 schools in Newcastle; The Orme Academy ranks 13th of 19 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)43.8
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)35.2%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)23%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for The Orme Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 768
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 23%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 66.1%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 43.8
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 35.2%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 63.4%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.41
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near The Orme Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School
Newcastle · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
222 students · 491 m away
Hempstalls Primary School
Newcastle · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
501 students · 548 m away
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School
Newcastle · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
457 students · 640 m away
May Bank Infants' School
Newcastle · Local authority primary · Ages 5–7
173 students · 690 m away
Ellison Primary Academy
Newcastle · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
329 students · 765 m away
Demetae Academy
Newcastle under Lyme · Independent all-through · Ages 3–16
50 students · 1.5 km away
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,075 students · 1.5 km away
Sun Academy Bradwell
Newcastle-Under-Lyme · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
167 students · 1.7 km away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Newcastle Under Lyme · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
444 students · 1.8 km away
Churchfields Primary School
Newcastle · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
391 students · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Baxter College
Kidderminster · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
766 students
Moorside High School
Stoke-on-Trent · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
766 students
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
763 students
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
774 students
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
West Bromwich · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
774 students
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
778 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The Orme Academy a good school?
The Orme Academy has a Success Index (England) of 46.2 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #208 of 493 in West Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does The Orme Academy rank in West Midlands?
The Orme Academy ranks #208 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands and #2156 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The Orme Academy?
The Orme Academy had 768 students in 2025.
Is The Orme Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
The Orme Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near The Orme Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The Orme Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.