OFSTED
18 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
29 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
23 January 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Trust
OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
832
832 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
417
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
415
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.2 pts
above England
School
26.0%
Redcar and Cleveland
33.1%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.9 pts
below England
School
2.4%
Redcar and Cleveland
3.3%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.4 pts
above England
School
3.4%
Redcar and Cleveland
1.3%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
93.3%
776
White and Asian
1.4%
12
Any other White background
1.3%
11
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
10
White and Black African
1.1%
9
Any other ethnic group
0.5%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.5%
187 of
832 pupils
1.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.6
7.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.03 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.43%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.21 pts
higher than
England
School
6.43%
Redcar and Cleveland
6.52%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.10%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.72 pts
lower than
England
School
15.10%
Redcar and Cleveland
17.10%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.02%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.22 pts
higher than
England
School
3.02%
Redcar and Cleveland
2.06%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
104.0%
11.7 pts
above England
Outwood Academy Bydales
104.0%
Redcar and Cleveland
89.6%
North East
87.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.