Outwood Academy Kirkby
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good May 13 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 149429
- Address
- Tennyson Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 7DH
- Website
- www.kirkby.outwood.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 546 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.1%
- Girls
- 52.9%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48%
- Persistent absence
- 33.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.0%
White British 83.3%
African 5.7%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 2.2%
Unclassified 1.5%
Chinese 0.9%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36
Local authority average 46.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.07
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 6 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 81 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 79 |
| French | GCSE | 12 |
| Geography | GCSE | 41 |
| History | GCSE | 28 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 81 |
Admissions
Outwood Academy Kirkby
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 114 56 58 |
| Year 8 | 122 51 71 |
| Year 9 | 137 71 66 |
| Year 10 | 90 39 51 |
| Year 11 | 83 40 43 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 68.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 42.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 36.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 4.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 17.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 9.0% 2.7% 3.0% |