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Outwood Academy Kirkby
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Tennyson Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham NG17 7DH · kirkby.outwood.com · 01623 455925
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 523
- 76% of 692 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- 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: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 65 families put the school first and 75 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 | 75 | 65 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 61 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 115 | 85 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 115 | 68 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 164 | 68 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.1, and 33.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottinghamshire it was 46.8, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade D- (16.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.08 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138481)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.8 | — |
| Further education | 68.1 | +4 |
| Other education | 2.8 | +1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6 | +3 |
| Employment | 4.2 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.9 | −5.9 |
| Activity not captured | 9.7 | −5.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 students | — | Well below average -1.11 | |
| 7 students | E- (6.3) | Well below average -1.24 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 18 | D- (16.9) | -0.59 |
| 2016/17 | 26 | E (11.4) | -0.48 |
| 2015/16 | 30 | E+ (14.8) | -0.30 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 138481)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2021/22 | |
|---|---|
| Further education | 16.7 |
| Employment | 33.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 50 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 138481)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Outwood Academy Kirkby on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138481), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138481)
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138481)
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138481)
What parents said
43% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (95 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 43%
- Replies
- 95
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (31%) with SEND