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Outwood Academy Ormesby

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Academy converter in Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH, taking ages 11 to 16, 698 on roll.

Inadequate Ofsted, Oct 2022
1.948 mi Admitted from, 2025/26
85% Full

Will an address get in?

In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Outwood Academy Ormesby lived 1.948 miles away, according to Middlesbrough. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close on 31 October 2026, with offers on 1 March 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 1.948 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Outwood Academy Ormesby is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 1.948 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 698 pupils in 825 places (85% full)
TrustOUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authorityMiddlesbrough

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted Inadequate, inspected 09 October 2022
Attainment 8 33.1 (2024/25)
YearProgress 8
2024/25 not published
2023/24 -1.12
2022/23 -1.14

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Outwood Academy Ormesby

Girls and boys49.6% girls, 50.4% boys
English as an additional language5.2% of pupils
Free school meals64.3% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

Where Outwood Academy Ormesby's Year 11 went next

Stayed for the sixth form1.2%
Sixth-form college14.0%
Further education college57.9%
Apprenticeship2.3%
Employment3.5%
No sustained destination recorded14.0%

DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.

What it costs to live within reach of Outwood Academy Ormesby

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 1.948 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is TS3 at £92,500; the dearest, TS7, £195,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
TS3 Middlesbrough 0.9 mi £92,500 72 sales
TS4 Middlesbrough 1.9 mi £115,000 32 sales
TS6 Redcar and Cleveland 1.2 mi £119,500 77 sales
TS7 Middlesbrough 1.5 mi £195,000 116 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

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Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Outwood Academy Ormesby?

Outwood Academy Ormesby does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 1.948 miles away, per Middlesbrough.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Outwood Academy Ormesby?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.948 miles was enough in 2025/26. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Outwood Academy Ormesby guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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