Outwood Academy Acklam, Middlesbrough

In 2026, pupils at Outwood Academy Acklam averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 41.6 in Middlesbrough and 47 across England.

41% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 38% in Middlesbrough and 47% in England.

That is down from 42.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.23: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.2, against 47.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 136 families put Outwood Academy Acklam as their first choice and 570 named it as one of their preferences, for 230 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Outwood Academy Acklam are Trinity Catholic College (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42.7); Acklam Grange School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.8); The King's Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.9); and Macmillan Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Outwood Academy Acklam.

Outwood Academy Acklam is one of 40 schools run by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.4 in 2024/25.

44 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Outwood Academy Acklam (as of September 2025): 55% would recommend the school, 66% say their child is happy there and 46% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (73%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (46%).

Of the 204 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 73% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

57.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (47%), Asian (22%) and Mixed (9%).

Outwood Academy Acklam has a resourced provision for autism and moderate learning difficulties: 20 places, 19 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is James Cook Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Outwood Academy (a), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 309 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Middlesbrough (532).

In 2024/25, Outwood Academy Acklam issued 1294 suspensions, 109.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 10 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Outwood Academy Acklam are Newham Bridge Primary School (0.3 miles), Kader Academy (0.5 miles), Green Lane Primary Academy (0.5 miles) and Acklam Whin Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.