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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.5
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Outwood Academy Ormesby
- Pupils on roll
- 698of 825 places
- Free school meals
- 64.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 127
- Ofsted
- Report card, 9 December 2025Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Needs attentionAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Needs attentionPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Ormesby School (URN 111741, until 1 September 2012).
What the data says
Outwood Academy Ormesby has no sixth form. Of the 171 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 14% moved to a sixth form college, 58% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
14% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 33.1 against 46.1 across England and 41.1 in Middlesbrough, with 30% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French add up to 4% of the year group, and 6% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Middlesbrough and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Outwood Academy Ormesby | Middlesbrough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 171 | 1,600 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 79% | 86% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 73% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 16% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 14% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 58% | 53% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 14% | 9% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 7% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Outwood Academy Ormesby | Middlesbrough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 33.1 | 41.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 37% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 57% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 6% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.62 | 3.55 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 66% | 48% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.9 | 33.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.3 | 47.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 17% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 125 | 98% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 61% |
| Mathematics | 120 | 94% | 88% | 4% | 22% | 56% |
| English Literature | 110 | 87% | 86% | 5% | 21% | 57% |
| Combined Science | 100 | 79% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 43% |
| History | 66 | 52% | 41% | 8% | 26% | 36% |
| Geography | 30 | 24% | 41% | 10% | 25% | 47% |
| 3D Design | 28 | 22% | 2% | 7% | 16% | 79% |
| Biology | 19 | 15% | 23% | 0% | 45% | 5% |
| Textiles | 18 | 14% | 2% | 17% | 27% | 50% |
| Photography | 16 | 13% | 6% | 13% | 19% | 75% |
| Physics | 16 | 13% | 23% | 0% | 46% | 0% |
| Fine Art | 11 | 9% | 9% | 9% | 28% | 73% |
| Music | 6 | 5% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 5% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 50% |
| French | 5 | 4% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Chemistry | 1 | 1% | 23% | — | 47% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 40 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 33 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 22 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 13 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 5 | — | — |
| Personal Health | 2 | — | — |
Where Outwood Academy Ormesby is
Other secondary schools in Middlesbrough are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Middlesbrough’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Middlesbrough
Lift Unity City
Academy sponsor led · 1,033 pupils
68% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.2
Macmillan Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,586 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.8
Outwood Academy Acklam
Academy sponsor led · 1,201 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.9
The King's Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,381 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.9
Trinity Catholic College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,270 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.6
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.