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Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Maidenhall Approach, Ipswich IP2 8PL · stokehighoa.co.uk · 01473 601252
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 811
- 94% of 860 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 41.8%
- First language not English
- 40.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 115 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 167 | 115 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 169 | 130 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 153 | 105 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 157 | 105 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 131 | 98 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.3, and 21.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼21.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼37.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.86 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 28.5 | −7.5 |
| Further education | 47.9 | +3.9 |
| Other education | 2.8 | +2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8 | +2 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −4.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.4 | +2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy on 2 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 2 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Jul 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 14
- 2% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on 4 parents (29%) whose child was bullied
based on 1 parent (7%) with SEND