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Outwood Academy Hindley
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Mornington Road, Hindley, Wigan WN2 4LG · hindley.outwood.com · 01942 767704
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40
- average Attainment 8 score. Wigan 43.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.57 mi
- 2.53 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 3 · Wigan Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 908
- 97% of 935 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 36.9%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 3” went to a home 1.57 mi (2.53 km) from the school. Source: Wigan Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 172 families put the school first and 176 places were offered; 92% 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 | 176 | 172 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 172 | 202 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 177 | 179 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 184 | 202 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 185 | 189 | 1▲ | 94% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 3 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.57 mi2.53 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40, and 31.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wigan it was 43.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40 | 46 | ||
| ▼31.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.38 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106528)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 17.7 | −6.6 |
| Further education | 52.5 | +3.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 13.3 | +5.2 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.5 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | −0.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Outwood Academy Hindley on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 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, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106528), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2020Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106528)
Before September 2019
- Mar 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 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 106528)
Oct 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106528)
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 78
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (36%) with SEND