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Admissions policy consultation
29th October 2018
OHA consultaion letter – admissions Admissions-Policy-2020-2021.
Young engineers set to do battle!
23rd October 2018
Well done to our two teams “Ultimate Destruction” and “Red Devils” who have been selected to compete in the KMF Young Engineer of the Year award. The teams will be sponsored by Rydale Roofing and will take part in a Robot Wars tournament against other schools in Stoke and Staffordshire.
Able Writers’ Day
22nd October 2018
Able Writers’ Day: Tuesday 16th October 2019 Six students from Year 7 & Year 8 went on a trip to Thistley Hough Academy on Tuesday 16th October in order to take part in an ‘Able Writers’ workshop’ delivered by a highly talented contemporary poet, Andy Craven-Griffiths. The session began with an icebreaker whereby Andy delivered […]
Librarian visits academy
19th October 2018
On Wednesday 17th October, local librarian, Janet Eardley came in to issue our Year 7 students with library cards for Tunstall Library in order to promote reading for pleasure. Janet read some highly comical tales to the students which they thoroughly enjoyed and discussed different genres of books. If you have a son or a […]
Year 9 performance in education roadshow
18th October 2018
On Monday, year 9 were able to view a live and interactive showcase delivered by Performance in Education. The showcase was to raise achievement and develop aspirations, which are crucial to enabling students to make the most of their opportunities in education. Through a lively combination of drama, comedy, music and dance they explored the […]
Students attend VFX festival
11th October 2018
Year 10 students enjoyed attending the Access VFX festival at Kings Hall last week. Access VFX is a cross-company initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in the visual fx industry. Students are pictured with Daniel Waterman, co-founder of Carse and Waterman productions. Carse and Waterman productions are a Stoke-on-Trent based studio who work on a […]
Year 9 Netball success
5th October 2018
Congratulations to our Year 9 netball team who came third in Stoke-on-Trent after some excellent results at last nights tournament in Fenton.
Poetry week at Horizon
5th October 2018
This week we have been celebrating National Poetry Day here at Ormiston Horizon Academy. National Poetry Day is an annual mass celebration of poetry and all things poetical; this year it takes place on Thursday 4th October. It is an initiative of the Forward Arts Foundation, a charity that celebrates excellence in poetry and widens […]
Students bake for cancer charity
2nd October 2018
Well done to Year 10 students Bobbie-Jo, Trinity, Mia and Charlotte for organising a fantastic cake sale as part of the Macmillan Coffee Morning. The girls baked and sold the cakes themselves and raised nearly £100 for the cancer support charity.
