# Outwood Academy Kirkby

Outwood Academy Kirkby is a secondary school in Ashfield, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 523 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E149429. [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 523
- Council: Ashfield
- URN: 149429

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 13 May 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- 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 Kirkby was 40.5, against 41.1 in Ashfield and 46.2 in England.
33.7% 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 | Ashfield | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 40.5 | 41.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33.7% | 34% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 55.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 83 | – | – |

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.

- [Morven Park Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morven-park-primary-and-nursery-school-e122717): 350 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kingsway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsway-primary-school-e149526): 630 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bracken Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bracken-hill-school-e149708): 700 m. Special. School remains Good, November 2021
- [Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-hill-primary-and-nursery-e150098): 750 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2023, before the school changed. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The West Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-west-park-academy-e144885): 770 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Orchard Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-primary-school-and-nursery-e122722): 1.4 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/149429)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149429)

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