Outwood Academy Normanby
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Redcar and Cleveland
Normanby Road, Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 27/02/2024
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.8%
36.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
787
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
153 of 163 families who put it first got an offer
173
Places offered
238
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 163 | 153 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 56 | 17 | ● 30% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 3 | ● 18% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 238 | 173 | 73% |
1st preference success by year
Redcar and Cleveland lets families list 3 preferences. 12 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Robinson
- Address
- Normanby Road, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG
- Phone
- 01642454577
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Ward / constituency
- Teesville · Redcar
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147544
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 53% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
787 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
27 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 825 pupils
Attendance
87.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
36.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
9.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
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 | 34.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.88 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 9.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 132 | — |
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 | 129 | 9% | 36% | 66% | |
| English Language | 129 | 6% | 47% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 124 | 3% | 37% | 54% | |
| Combined Science | 90 | 0% | 22% | 57% | |
| History | 63 | 21% | 44% | 49% | |
| Design & Technology | 48 | 10% | 44% | 65% | |
| Art and Design | 47 | 6% | 17% | 28% | |
| Biology | 38 | 13% | 39% | 50% | |
| Geography | 35 | 3% | 9% | 26% | |
| Physics | 31 | 16% | 58% | 65% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 20% | 90% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 13 | 23% | 46% | 69% |
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 Redcar and Cleveland 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.