Birches Head Academy
Academy converter · 925 pupils
69% stayed in education · Attainment 8 31.3
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Trentham Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 794of 750 places
- Free school meals
- 14.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 147
- Ofsted
- Report card, 10 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Trentham High School (URN 124388, until 1 June 2017).
What the data says
Trentham Academy has no sixth form. Of the 143 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 20% moved to a sixth form college, 59% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 48% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.6 against 46.1 across England and 39.8 in Stoke-on-Trent, with 44% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Stoke-on-Trent and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Trentham Academy | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 143 | 2,796 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 87% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 79% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 11% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 20% | 17% | 13% |
| — further education college | 59% | 49% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 10% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Trentham Academy | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.6 | 39.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 33% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 54% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 50% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.22 | 3.38 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 25% | 38% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.0 | 31.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.5 | 44.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 16% | 24% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 146 | 99% | 88% | 15% | 22% | 73% |
| English Language | 146 | 99% | 89% | 14% | 20% | 71% |
| English Literature | 143 | 97% | 86% | 19% | 21% | 72% |
| Combined Science | 124 | 84% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 67% |
| History | 77 | 52% | 41% | 42% | 26% | 77% |
| Geography | 72 | 49% | 41% | 14% | 25% | 51% |
| French | 70 | 48% | 18% | 20% | 29% | 74% |
| Fine Art | 32 | 22% | 9% | 13% | 28% | 78% |
| Media Studies | 25 | 17% | 4% | 36% | 20% | 80% |
| Biology | 21 | 14% | 23% | 86% | 45% | 95% |
| Physical Education | 20 | 14% | 11% | 40% | 24% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 20 | 14% | 23% | 75% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 20 | 14% | 23% | 60% | 46% | 100% |
| Statistics | 19 | 13% | 5% | 47% | 20% | 95% |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 12% | 31% | 28% | 32% | 72% |
| Photography | 15 | 10% | 6% | 7% | 19% | 60% |
| Design and Technology | 15 | 10% | 11% | 7% | 23% | 53% |
| Turkish | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 39 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 29 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 28 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 23 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 16 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 15 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 13 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 7 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 1 | — | — |
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Ormiston Meridian Academy
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.