Outwood Academy Acklam
Middlesbrough, TS5 7JY · Middlesbrough · secondary school
3rd of 8 secondary schools in Middlesbrough we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 7.4/10 against 260 of them, against 4.5/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 47.1 · 59 | 46% | 2.70 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.23 · 32 | 38% | 1.25 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 42.9 · 34 | 15% | 0.53 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 47.1% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 42.9, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.23 in 2023/24, meaning pupils made slightly less progress than peers nationally who started from the same point. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (7.4 out of 10 against similar schools, 4.5 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 1185 pupils in a capacity of 1350, leaving 165 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are making less progress than their starting point suggests? What specific opportunities exist for students to develop interests outside of core academic subjects? How does the school manage the transition for new students joining a school that is fairly full?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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