Outwood Academy Riverside is a
secondary school in
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 a
mixed intake of boys and girls ages 11–16 with a
comprehensive admissions policy.
The school opened as a
free school in September 2020, 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 ...
.
It initially had 100 year 7 pupils and was based at temporary premises while constructing a dedicated site in
Middlehaven. Originally planned to be ready in 2023, construction suffered delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and contract re-tendering.
By the summer of 2023, the school had moved into a second temporary premises. It received a new completion date of 2026 and began seeking a third temporary site capable of accommodating more pupils.
Lack of bus transportation and strangers outside the school
were concerns.
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Riverside
Educational institutions established in 2020
Secondary schools in Middlesbrough
Free schools in Yorkshire
2020 establishments in England
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