Packmoor Ormiston Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Stoke-on-Trent·ST7 4SP
Composite score
58.1
Compare Packmoor Ormiston Academy with another school
#4,508
National rank
#428
In West Midlands
#16
In Stoke-on-Trent
Top 31%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
55 first choices, 55 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
70
any preference, for 55 places
Applications from another council area
14%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0720221.0020231.0020241.0020251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Packmoor Ormiston Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
435
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,239
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Location

About Packmoor Ormiston Academy

Packmoor Ormiston Academy is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 435 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 66% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 7.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Packmoor Ormiston Academy their first choice was offered one of its 55 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 22.4 pupils per teacher. Packmoor Ormiston Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

Compare Packmoor Ormiston Academy with another school