Outwood Academy Riverside
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Middlesbrough
100 Russell Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 17/05/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
23.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
745
Capacity used
Has space71%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
126 of 126 families who put it first got an offer
183
Places offered
273
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 126 | 126 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 51 | 15 | ● 29% |
| 3rd preference | 54 | 10 | ● 19% |
| 4th preference | 42 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Total | 273 | 153 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Middlesbrough lets families list 4 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
- Free schools
- 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
- Melissa Brant-Smith
- Address
- 100 Russell Street, Middlehaven, Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD
- Phone
- 01642549950
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Ward / constituency
- Central · Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147848
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 64% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 46% | — | — |
| SEN support | 25% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
745 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 May 2023
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 · 777 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 27.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 47.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.94 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 109 | — |
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 | 108 | 9% | 31% | 66% | |
| English Language | 108 | 20% | 56% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 108 | 17% | 61% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 91 | 3% | 36% | 64% | |
| History | 71 | 27% | 52% | 58% | |
| Spanish | 51 | 31% | 61% | 80% | |
| Geography | 33 | 15% | 48% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 19 | 11% | 37% | 63% | |
| Biology | 17 | 41% | 41% | 41% | |
| Computer Science | 14 | 14% | 50% | 71% | |
| Music | 10 | 0% | 30% | 30% | |
| Physics | 7 | 100% | 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.