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Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth

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personMr Jason Rhodes

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

562

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Attainment 8

31.1

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GCSE Rank

#13 in Stockton-on-Tees

#3,157 of 3,216 nationally

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Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth is a Academy sponsor led secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees, serving ages 11-16. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth is an academy sponsor led in Stockton-on-Tees, admitting pupils aged 11-16. It is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 602 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 31.1, placing the school #13 in Stockton-on-Tees and #3,157 of 3,216 nationally. 28.40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths. 7.3% of all GCSE entries were graded 9–7.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.4× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 5 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 66.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2025

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

31.1

Grade 5+ E&M

28.40%

Grade 9–7 (all GCSEs)7.3%

Entering EBacc9.50%

EBacc APS2.54

2024

Progress 8 Score

-0.88

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

32.1

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc21.90%

EBacc APS2.84

2023

Progress 8 Score

-1.18

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

28.2

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc15%

EBacc APS2.34

2022

Progress 8 Score

-0.78

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

32.2

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc16%

EBacc APS2.78

2021

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc20%

EBacc APS-

2019

Progress 8 Score

-0.16

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

37.3

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc2%

EBacc APS3.12

2018

Progress 8 Score

-0.4

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

35.5

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc9%

EBacc APS2.95

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Student Destinations (After Secondary)

This module shows what students did after finishing Key Stage 4 (GCSEs). It reflects how well the school prepares pupils for the real world.

2025

Stayed in Education / Employment

72%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)68%

Apprenticeships3%

Employment1%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)20%

2024

Stayed in Education / Employment

93%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)82%

Apprenticeships1%

Employment10%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)5%

2023

Stayed in Education / Employment

80%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)74%

Apprenticeships2%

Employment4%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)18%

2022

Stayed in Education / Employment

85%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)79%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment6%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)14%

2021

Stayed in Education / Employment

86%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)77%

Apprenticeships3%

Employment6%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)13%

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 January 2025

Inspection Report

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29 January 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-01-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-01-29

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2016-01-26

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

75.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

16.8%(101 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

3pupils

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National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 602 pupils. During this period, there were 456 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 75.7%, which is above the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	602	456	75.7%	7.3%	3
2024/25 (Autumn term)	593	338	57.0%	7.8%	2
2023/24 (Summer term)	585	441	75.4%	7.4%	7
2023/24 (Spring term)	601	600	99.8%	7.1%	5
2023/24 (Autumn term)	605	493	81.5%	8.2%	2
2022/23 (Summer term)	561	484	86.3%	6.6%	9
2022/23 (Spring term)	562	591	105.2%	6.4%	5
2022/23 (Autumn term)	562	462	82.2%	5.9%	3
2021/22 (Summer term)	505	145	28.7%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	497	186	37.4%	4.9%	2
2021/22 (Autumn term)	505	146	28.9%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	458	211	46.1%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	460	25	5.4%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	454	96	21.1%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	460	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	460	160	34.8%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	453	131	28.9%	4.2%	2
2018/19 (Summer term)	434	180	41.5%	3.1%	2
2018/19 (Spring term)	436	172	39.4%	3.8%	2
2018/19 (Autumn term)	435	262	60.2%	3.8%	3
2017/18 (Summer term)	462	357	77.3%	3.4%	4
2017/18 (Spring term)	468	537	114.7%	3.0%	5
2017/18 (Autumn term)	475	992	208.8%	3.7%	5
2016/17 (Summer term)	532	482	90.6%	3.0%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	537	541	100.7%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	0	245	-	3.1%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 41 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 41 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 31 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 19 pupils

Physical Disability 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth

School Summary

Academic Performance

Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

Student Destinations (After Secondary)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Secondary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Secondary Schools in Stockton-on-Tees

All Saints Church of England Academy

Ingleby Manor Free School

Egglescliffe School

Conyers School

North Shore Academy

The Grangefield Academy