Lift Unity CityOutwood Academy Riverside
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Middlesbrough.
Summary of the comparison
Lift Unity City and Outwood Academy Riverside are secondary schools in Middlesbrough.
Lift Unity City scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Outwood Academy Riverside scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Outwood Academy Riverside is ahead on our composite score.
Lift Unity City was judged the expected standard and Outwood Academy Riverside was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 36.9 for Lift Unity City and 40.3 for Outwood Academy Riverside.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lift Unity City (39.3 in 2021-22, 36.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | MiddlesbroughLift Unity City | MiddlesbroughOutwood Academy Riverside | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F37/100 | C57/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 8 in Middlesbrough | 6th of 8 in Middlesbrough Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,033 | 745 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE | Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 36.9 | 40.3 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 21.6% | 32.1% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 45.7% | 53.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 162 | 140 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,027 | 690 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 72.5% | 64.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.8% | 51.2% | |
| SEN support | 13.2% | 23.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 1.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 13.8% | 7.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 42.2% | 23.3% Stronger figure | 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
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 Riverside
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