Outwood Academy Riverside
About the school
Outwood Academy Riverside is an open secondary school in Middlesbrough.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 17 May 2023
- Published
- 28 June 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.2
- Middlesbrough
- 41.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Middlesbrough
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 27.50%
- Middlesbrough
- 37.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 63.30%
- Middlesbrough
- 57.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 47.70%
- Middlesbrough
- 28.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.94
- Middlesbrough
- 3.55
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
690
Girls
48.26%
Boys
51.74%
SEN support
23.48%
Education, health and care plan
1.30%
English as an additional language
51.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
64.49%
Overall absence
7.52
Persistent absence
23.29