Outwood Academy Easingwold
York Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3EF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Taylor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,378
- Pupils on roll
- 823
- URN
- 144976
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01347821451
About this school
Outwood Academy Easingwold is a secondary academy in York. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 823 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 97 | 131 | 110 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.7 | 51.8 | 52.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.61 +0.33 to +0.89 | +0.55 +0.30 to +0.80 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 59.5% | 62.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 77.9% | 80.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41% | 42% | 36.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
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 Easingwold has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.7 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.8 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 709 |
| 2023/24 | 738 |
| 2024/25 | 770 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Academy Easingwold compares
Outwood Academy Easingwold ranked 10th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52 | 7.4% | 14.1% | 823 | — |
| Boroughbridge High School | 43 | 9.4% | 21.9% | 388 | 8.5 miles |
| Joseph Rowntree School | 48.2 | 10.9% | 20% | 1,248 | 9.5 miles |
| Thirsk School & Sixth Form College | 43.5 | 9.2% | 23% | 1,029 | 9.8 miles |
| Manor Church of England Academy | 54 | 8.1% | 14.8% | 1,136 | 10.0 miles |
| Huntington School | 48.2 | 10.4% | 16.4% | 1,505 | 10.0 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)
- 14.13%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.4%
- Persistent absence
- 18.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Boroughbridge High School8.5 miles
Secondary · York
-
Joseph Rowntree School9.5 miles
Secondary · York
-
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College9.8 miles
Secondary · Thirsk
-
Manor Church of England Academy10.0 miles
Secondary · York
-
Huntington School10.0 miles
Secondary · York
Other schools in York
Outwood Academy Easingwold ranks 6th of the 13 ranked secondary schools in York.
- All Saints Catholic School York Secondary
- Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy Secondary
- Boroughbridge High School Secondary
- Fulford School Secondary
- Huntington School Secondary
- Joseph Rowntree School Secondary
- Manor Church of England Academy Secondary
- Millthorpe School Secondary
- Ryedale School Secondary
- Vale of York Academy Secondary
- Woldgate School and Sixth Form College Secondary
- York High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Outwood Academy Easingwold teach?
- Outwood Academy Easingwold teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in York.
- Who is the headteacher of Outwood Academy Easingwold?
- The headteacher of Outwood Academy Easingwold is Mrs Emma Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Outwood Academy Easingwold last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Easingwold, 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 Easingwold?
- Outwood Academy Easingwold has 823 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Outwood Academy Easingwold full?
- Outwood Academy Easingwold has capacity for 1,378 pupils and 823 on roll (60%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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 Easingwold a faith school?
- No. Outwood Academy Easingwold has no designated religious character.
- Is Outwood Academy Easingwold a selective school?
- No. Outwood Academy Easingwold is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Outwood Academy Easingwold?
- Outwood Academy Easingwold 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.
- How have Outwood Academy Easingwold's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.7 in 2022/23 and 52 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 Easingwold rank locally?
- Outwood Academy Easingwold ranked 10th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% 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 Easingwold's absence rate?
- Outwood Academy Easingwold's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Academy Easingwold's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Academy Easingwold'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 10 July 2026.