# Outwood Academy Riverside

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

It had 745 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E147848. [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 745
- Council: Middlesbrough
- URN: 147848

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 17 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- 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 Riverside was 40.3, against 41.2 in Middlesbrough and 46.2 in England.
32.1% 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 | 40.3 | 41.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32.1% | 38.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53.6% | 57.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 140 | – | – |

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.

- [Abingdon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abingdon-primary-school-e150095): 390 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023, before the school changed. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Middlesbrough College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/middlesbrough-college-e130570): 570 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Breckon Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/breckon-hill-primary-school-e150090): 740 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2022. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lift North Ormesby](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-north-ormesby-e138854): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e142374): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newport Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newport-primary-school-e111580): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 68% 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/147848)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147848)

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