Outwood Academy Ormesby (formerly Ormesby School) is a
mixed secondary school with
academy status, located in the
Netherfields
Netherfields is an area in the Park End and Beckfield ward of the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It forms the north-east side of the Ormesby.
The area includes Outwood Academy Ormesby, Priory Woods (School and Arts Colle ...
area of
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area.
Until the early 1800s, the a ...
, England.
It has an enrolment of 900 pupils ages 11 to 16, with a
comprehensive admissions policy.
The school is operated by
Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is a multi-academy trust (MAT) that operates forty schools (twenty-eight secondary and twelve primary) across northern England and the East Midlands. It is an exempt charity, regulated by the Department for E ...
, and the current head of school is Toni Wilden.
Susan Maidens chairs the local governing body, known as the academy council.
History
Ormesby School first opened in September 1967.
As part of the
Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future (BSF) was the name given to the British government's investment programme in secondary school buildings in England in the 2000s. The programme was ambitious in its costs, timescales and objectives, with politicia ...
programme the school relocated to new buildings in September 2010.
Ormesby School chose to convert to
academy status, with no sponsor organisation, reopening in September 2012 with the new status, but retaining its existing name and uniform. Since the school converted to academy status, Ofsted inspections have rated the school as "Requires Improvement" (2013), "Inadequate" (2015), "Good" (2017), and "Inadequate" (2022).
In September 2014 a new leadership team was appointed, led by Lynn James as headteacher. The school went on to be rated "Inadequate" and placed into
special measures
Special measures is a status applied by regulators of public services in Britain to providers who fall short of acceptable standards.
In education (England and Wales)
Ofsted, the schools inspection agency for England and some British Overseas Ter ...
by Ofsted in April 2015. The 2015 Ofsted report explains the depth of this Teessides school's problems.
*The school is smaller than the average size secondary school.
*The proportion of students eligible for support through the pupilpremium is high. (The pupil premium provides additional funding to support disadvantaged students;including those known to be eligible for free school meals and students looked after by the local authority.)
*The proportion of disabled students and those with special educational needs is high.
*The vast majority of students are of White British heritage. The proportion that has English as an additional language is below average.
*The school did not meet the government’s floor standards in 2014. These are the minimum expectations for attainment and progress in English and mathematics at the end of Year 11.
*In September 2014 a new headteacher, deputy headteacher and assistant headteacher were appointed to the school.
*A very high number of students who had been excluded from school for long periods of time in recent years have been reintegrated since the beginning of the school year. From September, the school had created an additional resource centre (ARC) for these students.
*Some students attend alternative provision at Redcar College.
*There has been a high level of staff turnover since September 2014, including many senior leaders leaving the school. By April 2015,approximately half of staff, including a number of senior and middle leaders, will have left the school
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The school was rated "Good" in 2017, but returned to "Inadequate" status in 2022.
Outwood Grange
In September 2015 Ormesby School joined
Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is a multi-academy trust (MAT) that operates forty schools (twenty-eight secondary and twelve primary) across northern England and the East Midlands. It is an exempt charity, regulated by the Department for E ...
, and reopened as Outwood Academy Ormesby.
Controversy
Exclusions
Outwood Academy Ormesby excluded 41% of its pupils on fixed-term exclusions in 2017–2018, the highest figure in the country, the second highest was nearby
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth (formerly Bishopsgarth School) is a comprehensive secondary school with academy status in the Bishopsgarth area of Stockton on Tees, England. It has a mixed intake of both boys and girls, ages 11–16, and had 537 ...
who excluded 34%.
Over the last year the school has dropped its exclusion figures in line with other local secondary schools.
Notable former pupils
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Jade Jones, wheelchair racer
References
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Secondary schools in Middlesbrough
Academies in Middlesbrough
Outwood Grange schools
Educational institutions established in 1967
1967 establishments in England