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Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Harrowgate Lane, Bishopsgarth, Stockton-on-Tees TS19 8TF · bishopsgarth.outwood.com · 01642 586262
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 31.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Stockton-on-Tees 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 580
- 97% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 8.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 67 families put the school first and 70 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 70 | 67 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 101 | 89 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 159 | 63 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 131 | 100 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 127 | 98 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 31.1, and 28.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Stockton-on-Tees it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼31.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼28.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.54 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111733)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 14.3 | +0.6 |
| Further education | 61.9 | −5.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 3.8 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.4 | +3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 7.6 | +4.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth on 7 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111733), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111733)
What parents said
44% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 44%
- Replies
- 25
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 68% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (64%) with SEND