Outwood Academy Hindley

State-Funded School

outwood-academy-hindley-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

MakerfieldConstituency

WN2 4LGPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Outwood Academy Hindley is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Wigan, North West.

It currently serves 908 pupils. Outwood Academy Hindley is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 31.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.38

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

908

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 908
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
24 Aug 2020	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.