Outwood Academy Kirkby
Tennyson Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 7DH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Scruby
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 692
- Pupils on roll
- 523
- URN
- 149429
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623455925
About this school
Outwood Academy Kirkby is a secondary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 523 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Kirkby, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 77 | 72 | 83 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.5 | 35.5 | 36.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.79 -1.11 to -0.47 | -0.22 -0.55 to +0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 36.1% | 33.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42% | 50% | 47% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 34% | 26.4% | 15.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
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 Kirkby has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32.5 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.5 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.1 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 487 |
| 2023/24 | 529 |
| 2024/25 | 546 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Academy Kirkby compares
Outwood Academy Kirkby ranked 40th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.1 | 12.7% | 49.6% | 523 | — |
| Ashfield Comprehensive School | 47.8 | 7.5% | 28.5% | 2,601 | 1.3 miles |
| Sutton Community Academy | 37.6 | 8.2% | 46.1% | 796 | 1.9 miles |
| Quarrydale Academy | 36.6 | 8.3% | 36.4% | 1,265 | 2.7 miles |
| Selston High School | 38.8 | 11% | 30.6% | 862 | 3.1 miles |
| Frederick Gent School | 46.3 | 6.9% | 34.3% | 801 | 3.5 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)
- 49.63%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 12.72%
- Persistent absence
- 34.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashfield Comprehensive School1.3 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Sutton Community Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
-
Quarrydale Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
-
Selston High School3.1 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Frederick Gent School3.5 miles
Secondary · Alfreton
Other schools in Nottingham
Outwood Academy Kirkby ranks 38th of the 42 ranked secondary schools in Nottingham.
- Aldercar High School Secondary
- Alderman White School Secondary
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy Secondary
- Ashfield Comprehensive School Secondary
- Bluecoat Aspley Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Beechdale Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Trent Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Secondary
- Bramcote College Secondary
- Carlton Academy Secondary
- Chilwell School Secondary
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Outwood Academy Kirkby teach?
- Outwood Academy Kirkby teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Outwood Academy Kirkby?
- The headteacher of Outwood Academy Kirkby is Mr Andy Scruby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Outwood Academy Kirkby been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Kirkby, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Outwood Academy Kirkby?
- Outwood Academy Kirkby has 523 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Outwood Academy Kirkby full?
- Outwood Academy Kirkby has capacity for 692 pupils and 523 on roll (76%), 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 Kirkby a faith school?
- No. Outwood Academy Kirkby has no designated religious character.
- Is Outwood Academy Kirkby part of an academy trust?
- Outwood Academy Kirkby 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 Kirkby's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32.5 in 2022/23 and 36.1 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 Kirkby compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Outwood Academy Kirkby ranked 40th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% 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 Kirkby's absence rate?
- Outwood Academy Kirkby's overall absence rate is 12.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Academy Kirkby's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Academy Kirkby'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.