Outwood Academy Kirkby

Academy converter · Secondary school · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
NG17 7DH
Composite score
45.1

About Outwood Academy Kirkby

Outwood Academy Kirkby is a secondary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 546 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 36.1 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.6 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.

34% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 47% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 50% 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 Kirkby 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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#2,924
National rank
#259
In East Midlands
#41
In Nottinghamshire
Top 92%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
36.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
34%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
47%
% EBacc grade 5+
13%
EBacc average points score
3.08

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 546 % FSM ever-6 49.6% % EAL 6.2% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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