Acklam Grange School
Academy converter · 1,452 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.5
Academy sponsor led
Outwood Academy Acklam
- Pupils on roll
- 1,201of 1,350 places
- Free school meals
- 57.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 204
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 11 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Oakfields Community College (URN 135856, until 4 July 2013).
What the data says
Outwood Academy Acklam has no sixth form. Of the 257 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 11% moved to a sixth form college, 68% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.9 against 46.1 across England and 41.1 in Middlesbrough, with 47% 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 and Spanish add up to 14% of the year group, and 14% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
As an 11–16 school, Outwood Academy Acklam is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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 Acklam | Middlesbrough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 257 | 1,600 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 86% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 4% | 16% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 11% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 68% | 53% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | — | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 9% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Outwood Academy Acklam | Middlesbrough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.9 | 41.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 37% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 57% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 14% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.75 | 3.55 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 48% | 48% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.2 | 33.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.1 | 47.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 37% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 202 | 99% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 67% |
| English Language | 201 | 99% | 89% | 20% | 20% | 73% |
| English Literature | 199 | 98% | 86% | 20% | 21% | 67% |
| Combined Science | 168 | 82% | 65% | 8% | 9% | 54% |
| Geography | 98 | 48% | 41% | 20% | 25% | 59% |
| History | 95 | 47% | 41% | 27% | 26% | 55% |
| 3D Design | 53 | 26% | 2% | 4% | 16% | 38% |
| Business Studies | 51 | 25% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 35% |
| Fine Art | 32 | 16% | 9% | 16% | 28% | 75% |
| Biology | 32 | 16% | 23% | 56% | 45% | 78% |
| Physics | 30 | 15% | 23% | 47% | 46% | 83% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 13% | 13% | 15% | 30% | 58% |
| Chemistry | 25 | 12% | 23% | 68% | 47% | 100% |
| French | 22 | 11% | 18% | 50% | 29% | 95% |
| Drama | 8 | 4% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 38% |
| Spanish | 7 | 3% | 19% | 43% | 27% | 86% |
| Music | 7 | 3% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| Arabic | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 49 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 49 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 33 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 28 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Middlesbrough
Lift Unity City
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68% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.2
Macmillan Academy
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84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.8
Outwood Academy Ormesby
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The King's Academy
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86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.9
Trinity Catholic College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,270 pupils
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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.