OFSTED
7 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Trust
OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
580
580 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
304
52.4% of pupils
Male pupils
276
47.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
26.8 pts
above England
School
51.6%
Stockton-on-Tees
27.4%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.2 pts
below England
School
8.1%
Stockton-on-Tees
7.8%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Stockton-on-Tees
0.6%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.3%
489
African
5.5%
32
Any other Asian background
2.8%
16
White and Asian
1.9%
11
Any other White background
1.7%
10
Indian
1.7%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
29.8%
173 of
580 pupils
9.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
31.1
8.1 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.88 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
14.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.16 pts
higher than
England
School
14.38%
Stockton-on-Tees
6.26%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
42.25%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
26.44 pts
higher than
England
School
42.25%
Stockton-on-Tees
15.63%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
9.80%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.99 pts
higher than
England
School
9.80%
Stockton-on-Tees
1.78%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.7%
4.3 pts
above England
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
96.7%
Stockton-on-Tees
92.8%
North East
87.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.