Secondary school

Outwood Academy Ormesby

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Middlesbrough
  • TS3 0RH
  • No sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected Dec 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,163 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 97%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 94%94%2016/17: top 85%2017/18: top 82%82% · 2017/182018/19: top 96%2021/22: top 98%2022/23: top 98%2023/24: top 98%2024/25: top 97%No exams

Against North East

Attainment 833.1 · North East 45.21/10 Well below North East
Grade 5+ English and maths29.9% · North East 43.7%2/10 Well below North East+8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score2.62 · North East 3.931/10 Well below North East
Progress 8 · 2023/24-1.12 · North East −0.211/10 Well below North East−7 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 41.1 · 140 pupils · North East 49.42016/17: 39.4 · 124 pupils · North East 45.12017/18: 39.8 · 126 pupils · North East 44.92018/19: 34.4 · 132 pupils · North East 45.52021/22: 34.6 · 175 pupils · North East 48.42022/23: 31.7 · 171 pupils · North East 45.32023/24: 31.3 · 231 pupils · North East 44.652024/25: 33.1 · 127 pupils · North East 45.241.131.3No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 34% · 124 pupils · North East 36%2017/18: 35% · 126 pupils · North East 39%2018/19: 27% · 132 pupils · North East 38%2021/22: 27% · 175 pupils · North East 47%2022/23: 27% · 171 pupils · North East 41%2023/24: 27.3% · 231 pupils · North East 42.5%2024/25: 29.9% · 127 pupils · North East 43.7%35%27%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
95 of 95 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st9595
2nd566
3rd403

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2016–2025

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2016Ungraded visit
  2. 2017Good
  3. 2022Inadequate
  4. 2023Ungraded visit
  5. 2024Ungraded visit
  6. 2024Ungraded visit
  7. 2025Ungraded visit
  8. 2025Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026698
Free school meals (past 6 years)65.0%
First language not English4.7%
SEN support20.9%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)15.3%
Persistently absent pupils44.5%

Girls 50.4%Boys 49.6%

84.6% full · 825 places

Parent View

As at 6 Apr 2026 · 28 responses (3.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school46.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school46.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved39.3% agree
  • Has your child been bullied at this school?35.7% yes
  • When the bullying took place the school dealt with it quickly and effectively · asked only of the 35.7% who said Yes above30% agree
  • Does your child have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities?53.6% yes
  • The school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 53.6% who said Yes above46.7% agree
  • The school communicates well with me about the things I need to know57.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 3.6% had no concerns to raise48.1% agree
  • When the school makes decisions it has the child's best interests at heart46.4% agree
  • The school gives my child the right support to enable them to learn well50% agree
  • Would you recommend this school to another parent?53.6% yes
  • Your overall view of the school16.7% positive

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.4
Pupils per adult8.5
  • Classroom teachers 40.8
  • Leadership 7.8
  • Teaching assistants 24.6
  • Other support 20.3

Teachers 48.6 FTE · Whole workforce 93.4 · 108 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£11,308
Spend per pupil£10,638
Staff spend per pupil£8,030
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£494,000in-year balance

Grants £11,301 · self-generated £7 · premises £659 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST (40 academies) · trust reserve £43,657,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

231 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained81.8%
  • Education77.9%
  • Apprenticeship2.6%
  • Employment1.3%
  • Not sustained13.4%
  • Unknown4.8%