# Outwood Academy Acklam

Outwood Academy Acklam is a secondary school in Middlesbrough, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,201 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E139823. [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,201
- Council: Middlesbrough
- URN: 139823

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 11 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Outwood Academy Acklam was 41.7, against 41.2 in Middlesbrough and 46.2 in England.
40.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Middlesbrough | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 41.7 | 41.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40.8% | 38.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60.5% | 57.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 233 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Newham Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newham-bridge-primary-school-e150089): 530 m. Primary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kader Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kader-academy-e140869): 810 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Green Lane Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-lane-primary-academy-e140722): 870 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Beverley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beverley-school-e151743): 880 m. Special. School remains Good, October 2022
- [Hollis Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollis-academy-e143519): 1 km. Special. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- [Trinity Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-catholic-college-e142382): 1 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139823)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139823)

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