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Outwood Academy Riverside

Free schools · Middlesbrough · TS1 2AD

Ages 11–16 · 745 pupils · Middlesbrough

Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

10.5%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-17

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence10.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.3%
Unauthorised4.7%
Authorised absence
5.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
6.9%
Enrolments in measure
635

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill71%

745 pupils · 1,050 places

Pupils on roll
745
Boys / girls
392 / 353
School capacity
1,050
Capacity fill
745 / 1,050 (71%)
Free school meals
64%
FSM pupils
476
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Melissa Brant-Smith

Location

Address
100 Russell Street, Middlehaven
Postcode
TS1 2AD
Town
Middlesbrough
County
North Yorkshire
Local authority
Middlesbrough
District
Middlesbrough
Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, 745 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 64%.

Open schools in Middlesbrough
89
Secondary schools in Middlesbrough
11
Academies among open schools in Middlesbrough
73% (65)
Open schools in TS1
6
Secondary in TS1
1
Open schools in Middlesbrough LA
65
Secondary in Middlesbrough LA
8

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Outwood Academy Ormesby

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  • Acklam Grange School

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  • Outwood Academy Normanby

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    • Att834.7
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    • EM5+31%
    • Absence13.4%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Melissa Brant-Smith
Telephone
01642549950

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