Outwood Academy Kirkby

State-Funded School

outwood-academy-kirkby-nottinghamshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamshireLocal Authority

AshfieldConstituency

NG17 7DHPostcode

2.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Outwood Academy Kirkby is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 523 pupils. Outwood Academy Kirkby 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

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.08

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

523

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 523
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least 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
17 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Not judged
23 Jan 2022	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	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.