SCHOOL PROFILE

Outwood Academy Normanby

Secondary Academy sponsor led URN 147544
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 750 Published school capacity
Capacity used 104.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

27 February 2024
Latest published outcome Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Inadequate
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 787 787 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 427 54.3% of pupils
Male pupils 360 45.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

53.0%
28.2 pts above England
School 53.0%
Redcar and Cleveland 33.1%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.9%
16.4 pts below England
School 3.9%
Redcar and Cleveland 3.3%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.3%
0.3 pts above England
School 1.3%
Redcar and Cleveland 1.3%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.5%
712
African
1.5%
12
White and Asian
1.5%
12
Any other White background
1.4%
11
Unclassified
1.0%
8
White and Black African
0.9%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.7% 194 of 787 pupils
3.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.7%
Redcar and Cleveland 23.7%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.5% 169 pupils
England 14.8% 6.7 pts above
EHC plans 3.2% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 62
Social, emotional & mental health 56
Specific learning difficulty 31
Speech, language & communication 20
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
No specialist assessment yet 5

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

35.4 3.8 pts below England
School 35.4
Redcar and Cleveland 32.1
North East 36.8
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 29.5% England 36.0% 6.5 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 56.8% England 51.4% 5.4 pts above England
EBacc entry 9.8% England 30.6% 20.8 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.00 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -1.34 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

12.24%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

6.02 pts higher than England
School 12.24%
Redcar and Cleveland 6.52%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

36.24%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

20.43 pts higher than England
School 36.24%
Redcar and Cleveland 17.10%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

8.97%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

7.17 pts higher than England
School 8.97%
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

104.9% 12.6 pts above England
Outwood Academy Normanby
104.9%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information