The school is named after the English footballer Sir Stanley Matthews and is sponsored by Ormiston Academies Trust.

Established in 2010, OSSMA was one of the first schools in Stoke-on-Trent to gain academy status[citation needed] and in January 2013 moved into a brand new building.

Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy was officially opened in May 2014 by the Duke of Gloucester, KG GCVO.

In 2014, Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy won the West Midlands region, Pupil Premium Awards and was praised by then, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on the "fantastic work" that goes on in the academy on a daily basis.

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