Outwood Academy Acklam
Hall Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 7JY
1,201 pupils · 89% of 1,350 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Free school meals
- 57.5%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 March 2025, published 7 May 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 47.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 65.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 14.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.59 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 230 | 136 | 570 | 230 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 227 | 145 | 688 | 218 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 233 | 150 | 683 | 233 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 260 | 117 | 680 | 216 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 232 | 160 | 735 | 232 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 237 | 145 | 737 | 237 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 205 | 151 | 662 | 205 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 209 | 195 | 644 | 209 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Trinity Catholic College 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Acklam Grange School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The King's Academy 2.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Macmillan Academy 2.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Thornaby Academy 2.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy 3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.