Lift Unity CityOutwood Academy Ormesby
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Middlesbrough.
Summary of the comparison
Lift Unity City and Outwood Academy Ormesby are secondary schools in Middlesbrough.
Lift Unity City scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Outwood Academy Ormesby scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Lift Unity City is ahead on our composite score.
Lift Unity City was judged the expected standard and Outwood Academy Ormesby was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 34.2 for Lift Unity City and 33.1 for Outwood Academy Ormesby.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lift Unity City (39.3 in 2021-22, 34.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Outwood Academy Ormesby (34.6 in 2021-22, 33.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | MiddlesbroughLift Unity City | MiddlesbroughOutwood Academy Ormesby | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100Stronger figure | F33/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 8 in Middlesbrough Stronger figure | 8th of 8 in Middlesbrough | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,027 | 738 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 825 | |
| Location | Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE | Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 34.2 Stronger figure | 33.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 20.6% | 29.9% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 41.3% | 50.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.5% Stronger figure | 5.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.80 Stronger figure | 2.62 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 155 | 127 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,027 | 738 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 72.5% | 65.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.8% | 4.7% | |
| SEN support | 13.2% | 20.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 13.8% Stronger figure | 15.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 42.2% Stronger figure | 44.5% | 15.8% |
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.
Lift Unity City
Outwood Academy Ormesby
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