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Outwood Academy Riverside
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
100 Russell Street, Middlehaven, Middlesbrough TS1 2AD · riverside.outwood.com · 01642 549950
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Middlesbrough 41.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Middlesbrough Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 745
- 71% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 64%
- First language not English
- 55.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Middlesbrough Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 114 families put the school first and 205 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 205 | 114 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 183 | 126 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 149 | 138 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 119 | 127 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 160 | 71 | 0.4 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | 1.06 mi1.70 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.2, and 27.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Middlesbrough it was 41.1, and across England 46.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | ▼43.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | ▼27.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | ●63.3% | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | ▲47.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | ●3.94 | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Outwood Academy Riverside was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 15
- 3% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied