Outwood Academy Newbold
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Derbyshire
Highfield Lane, Chesterfield, S41 8BA
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
14.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,030
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,028 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
158 of 162 families who put it first got an offer
172
Places offered
403
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 162 | 158 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 154 | 13 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 87 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 403 | 172 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rob Southern
- Address
- Highfield Lane, Newbold, Chesterfield, S41 8BA
- Phone
- 01246230550
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Dunston · Chesterfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141377
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
1,030 pupils · 1,028 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 929 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
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 | 48.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.10 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.22 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 173 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.12 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 6.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 46 | — |
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 | 174 | 23% | 53% | 75% | |
| English Language | 174 | 26% | 66% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 174 | 24% | 64% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 115 | 5% | 35% | 56% | |
| Geography | 99 | 24% | 48% | 61% | |
| History | 73 | 30% | 53% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 67 | 34% | 96% | 97% | |
| Biology | 56 | 39% | 82% | 88% | |
| Physics | 56 | 36% | 79% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 56 | 29% | 82% | 88% | |
| Design & Technology | 43 | 19% | 44% | 47% | |
| German | 32 | 19% | 63% | 81% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 18 | 11% | 22% | 44% | |
| Mathematics | 9 | 22% | 44% | 67% | |
| Computer Science | 9 | 11% | 22% | 56% | |
| English Language | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 25% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| History | 7 | 0% | 0% | 57% | |
| Physics | 7 | 0% | 0% | 43% | |
| Law | 6 | 0% | 17% | 17% | |
| Sociology | 6 | 17% | 33% | 67% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 6 | 0% | 17% | 17% | |
| Photography | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 19410: Outwood Academy Newbold
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 62% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Derbyshire 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.