Outwood Academy Kirkby

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
No rating
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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
529 (71% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
4.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
48.6%
Persistent absence
42.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.9%
Mixed 4.9%
African 3.6%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other White 2.3%
Chinese 0.9%
Caribbean 0.8%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.79
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 34%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 27%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 32.5
Local authority average 46.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.87
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE9
BiologyGCSE3
Business Studies:SingleGCSE15
Design & TechnologyGCSE2
English LanguageGCSE77
English LiteratureGCSE71
GeographyGCSE42
HistoryGCSE21
ItalianGCSE2
MathematicsGCSE76
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Outwood Academy Kirkby

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
115
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
85
2nd preference
50
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
85
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
129
59
70
Year 8
142
76
66
Year 9
96
43
53
Year 10
91
44
47
Year 11
71
38
33
Year 2023-2024

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