Outwood Academy Acklam
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Middlesbrough
Hall Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 7JY
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 11/03/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.4%
28.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,201
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
145 of 145 families who put it first got an offer
227
Places offered
688
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 145 | 145 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 198 | 35 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 236 | 34 | ● 14% |
| 4th preference | 109 | 4 | ● 4% |
| Total | 688 | 218 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Middlesbrough lets families list 4 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). 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
- Graham Skidmore
- Address
- Hall Drive, Acklam, Middlesbrough, TS5 7JY
- Phone
- 01642818200
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Ward / constituency
- Acklam · Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139823
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 58% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 33% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
1,201 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
03 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,266 pupils
Attendance
90.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
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 | 41.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.23 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.59 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 204 | — |
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 | 202 | 14% | 50% | 67% | |
| English Language | 201 | 20% | 59% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 199 | 20% | 57% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 168 | 8% | 39% | 54% | |
| Geography | 98 | 20% | 49% | 59% | |
| History | 95 | 27% | 44% | 55% | |
| Art and Design | 85 | 8% | 36% | 52% | |
| Business | 51 | 0% | 24% | 35% | |
| Biology | 32 | 56% | 78% | 78% | |
| Physics | 30 | 47% | 83% | 83% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 15% | 42% | 58% | |
| Chemistry | 25 | 68% | 100% | 100% |
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 Middlesbrough 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.