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Outwood Academy Haydock
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Clipsley Lane, Haydock, St. Helens WA11 0JG · haydock.outwood.com · 01744 678833
On the mapSearch near WA11 0JG
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.2
- average Attainment 8 score. St. Helens 41.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 791
- 88% of 900 places
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 39.2%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 123 families put the school first and 135 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 | 135 | 123 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 141 | 138 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 154 | 145 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 177 | 143 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 139 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.2, and 29.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across St. Helens it was 41.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.59 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104827)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.2 | −0.3 |
| Sixth form college | 30 | +0.6 |
| Further education | 45.3 | +4.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 3.5 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | −2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | +1.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Outwood Academy Haydock on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104827), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104827)
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104827)
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104827)
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (82 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 82
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (34%) with SEND