OFSTED
17 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Middlesbrough
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
745
745 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
353
47.4% of pupils
Male pupils
392
52.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
39.2 pts
above England
School
64.0%
Middlesbrough
44.2%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
35.5 pts
above England
School
55.8%
Middlesbrough
22.1%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Middlesbrough
0.6%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
24.7%
184
African
14.8%
110
Any other White background
13.0%
97
Pakistani
13.0%
97
Any other ethnic group
9.4%
70
Any other Asian background
7.2%
54
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
22.3%
166 of
745 pupils
1.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.6 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
43.2
4.0 pts
above England
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
7.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.30 pts
higher than
England
School
7.52%
Middlesbrough
6.89%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.29%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.48 pts
higher than
England
School
23.29%
Middlesbrough
19.32%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.25%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.44 pts
higher than
England
School
4.25%
Middlesbrough
2.63%
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
71.0%
21.4 pts
below England
Outwood Academy Riverside
71.0%
Middlesbrough
89.1%
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.