Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Harrowgate Lane, Bishopsgarth, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8TF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Jason Rhodes
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Stockton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 580
- URN
- 143146
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642586262
About this school
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth is a secondary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 580 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 74 | 105 | 95 |
| Attainment 8 score | 28.2 | 32.1 | 31.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.18 -1.51 to -0.86 | -0.88 -1.16 to -0.61 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 15% | 25.7% | 28.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 28% | 43.8% | 43.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 21.9% | 9.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 28.2 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32.1 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 31.1 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 562 |
| 2023/24 | 601 |
| 2024/25 | 602 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth compares
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth ranked 13th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31.1 | 14.4% | 58.6% | 580 | — |
| Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy | 43.3 | 9.4% | 24.9% | 1,005 | 1.0 miles |
| The Grangefield Academy | 45.3 | 9.5% | 48.3% | 1,004 | 1.4 miles |
| Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy | 45.6 | 8.4% | 20.6% | 1,156 | 1.5 miles |
| North Shore Academy | 48.2 | 10.7% | 60.2% | 850 | 2.3 miles |
| Northfield School and Sports College | 45.3 | 10.2% | 30.2% | 1,522 | 3.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.64%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 14.38%
- Persistent absence
- 42.25%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
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The Grangefield Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
North Shore Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Northfield School and Sports College3.3 miles
Secondary · Billingham
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth ranks 11th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.
- All Saints Church of England Academy Secondary
- Egglescliffe School Secondary
- Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy Secondary
- Ingleby Manor Free School Secondary
- North Shore Academy Secondary
- Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy Secondary
- Sedgefield Community College Secondary
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Secondary
- The Grangefield Academy Secondary
- Thornaby Academy Secondary
- Bader Primary School Primary
- Barley Fields Primary Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth teach?
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the principal of Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth?
- The principal of Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth is Mr Jason Rhodes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth?
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth has 580 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth full?
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth has capacity for 600 pupils and 580 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth a faith school?
- No. Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth?
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth have?
- The schools register lists Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 28.2 in 2022/23 and 31.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth rank locally?
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth ranked 13th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth's absence rate?
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth's overall absence rate is 14.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.