Frederick Gough SchoolOutwood Academy Brumby

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Scunthorpe.

Summary of the comparison

Frederick Gough School and Outwood Academy Brumby are secondary schools in Scunthorpe.

  • Frederick Gough School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Outwood Academy Brumby scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Outwood Academy Brumby is ahead on our composite score.

  • Frederick Gough School was judged Good and Outwood Academy Brumby was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.2 for Frederick Gough School and 43.0 for Outwood Academy Brumby.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Frederick Gough School (46.6 in 2021-22, 42.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Outwood Academy Brumby (41.3 in 2021-22, 43.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Frederick Gough School versus Outwood Academy Brumby compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ScunthorpeFrederick Gough SchoolScunthorpeOutwood Academy BrumbyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking10th of 14 in North Lincolnshire 7th of 14 in North Lincolnshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,333 737
Capacity1,345 860
LocationScunthorpe, DN16 3NG Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT
GCSE results
Attainment 842.2 43.0 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths36.5% 47.7% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths56.0% 64.1% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc32.0% 35.9% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.58 3.93 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort266 128
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,333 737
Free school meals (ever 6)28.8% 44.9%
English as an additional language5.0% 12.3%
SEN support16.4% 18.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence9.5% 8.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.1% 22.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Frederick Gough School

Outwood Academy Brumby

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