Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jan 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Unique reference
- 143146
- Address
- Harrowgate Lane, Bishopsgarth, TS19 8TF
- Website
- www.bishopsgarth.outwood.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 602 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.2%
- Persistent absence
- 39.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.8%
White British 83.9%
African 5.8%
Mixed 2.8%
Other Asian 2.7%
Other White 1.8%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 31
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.54
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 94 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 90 |
| French | GCSE | 6 |
| Geography | GCSE | 37 |
| German | GCSE | 4 |
Admissions
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 101
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 89
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 89
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 128 70 58 |
| Year 8 | 127 58 69 |
| Year 9 | 119 65 54 |
| Year 10 | 133 64 69 |
| Year 11 | 95 60 35 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 68.0% 82.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 54.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 14.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 13.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 20.0% 8.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 2.9% 3.0% |