Outwood Academy Acklam

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough
TS5 7JY
Composite score
53.6

About Outwood Academy Acklam

Outwood Academy Acklam is a secondary school in Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. Around 1,185 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 42.9 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.6 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

47% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 65% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 53% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Outwood Academy Acklam does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,078
National rank
#91
In North East
#4
In Middlesbrough
Top 65%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
42.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
47%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
65%
% EBacc grade 5+
9%
EBacc average points score
3.75

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,185 % FSM ever-6 52.9% % EAL 32.1% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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