Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth, Stockton-on-Tees

In 2026, pupils at Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth averaged an Attainment 8 score of 30.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Stockton-on-Tees and 47 across England.

21% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Stockton-on-Tees and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 31.1.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.88: pupils made well 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 27.8, against 35.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and History.

For September 2026 entry, 67 families put Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth as their first choice and 128 named it as one of their preferences, for 70 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 Bishopsgarth are Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 47); The Grangefield Academy (1.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.8); Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); and North Shore Academy (2.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 44.9).

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

Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth 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.

25 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth (as of September 2025): 44% would recommend the school, 52% say their child is happy there and 44% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (68%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (36%).

Of the 105 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 76% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 62% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

51.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 8.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Black (6%).

In 2026, 126 pupils (21.7%) received SEN support and 47 (8.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 30 places, 22 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Stockton Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Marske Lane (b), 190 metres away.

In 2024/25, Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth issued 1117 suspensions, 185.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 13 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth are Hardwick Green Primary Academy (0.5 miles); St Mark's Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles); Harrow Gate Academy (0.8 miles); and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.