Outwood Academy Brumby
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · North Lincolnshire
Cemetery Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 14/05/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
22.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
697
Capacity used
Has space81%
860 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
115 of 115 families who put it first got an offer
133
Places offered
198
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 115 | 115 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 34 | 11 | ● 32% |
| 3rd preference | 36 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 198 | 126 | 64% |
1st preference success by year
North Lincolnshire lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Donna Fitzgerald
- Address
- Cemetery Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT
- Phone
- 01724708060
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Frodingham · Scunthorpe
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139277
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
697 pupils · 860 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
14 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 791 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.23 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 35.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 128 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 128 | 16% | 51% | 67% | |
| English Language | 128 | 24% | 57% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 126 | 17% | 56% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 97 | 4% | 39% | 56% | |
| History | 72 | 18% | 56% | 71% | |
| Geography | 43 | 16% | 56% | 67% | |
| Design & Technology | 41 | 0% | 7% | 10% | |
| Physics | 29 | 48% | 72% | 72% | |
| Biology | 28 | 32% | 75% | 75% | |
| German | 26 | 23% | 65% | 77% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 43% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 21 | 14% | 43% | 57% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.