Outwood Academy AcklamTrinity Catholic College

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

Summary of the comparison

Outwood Academy Acklam and Trinity Catholic College are secondary schools in Middlesbrough.

  • Outwood Academy Acklam scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Trinity Catholic College scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Outwood Academy Acklam is ahead on our composite score.

  • Outwood Academy Acklam was judged the expected standard and Trinity Catholic College was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.9 for Outwood Academy Acklam and 42.6 for Trinity Catholic College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Outwood Academy Acklam (40.0 in 2021-22, 42.9 in 2024-25) and has risen at Trinity Catholic College (39.6 in 2021-22, 42.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Outwood Academy Acklam versus Trinity Catholic College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MiddlesbroughOutwood Academy AcklamMiddlesbroughTrinity Catholic CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100Stronger figureD44/100
Local ranking3rd of 8 in Middlesbrough Stronger figure5th of 8 in Middlesbrough
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,185 1,303
Capacity1,350 1,500
LocationMiddlesbrough, TS5 7JY Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW
GCSE results
Attainment 842.9 Stronger figure42.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths47.1% Stronger figure40.1% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths65.2% Stronger figure57.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc14.2% 24.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.75 Stronger figure3.54 4.09
Cohort204 222
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported44
A-level average pointsNot reported28.3 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC-
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported31.8 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported10.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,185 1,303
Free school meals (ever 6)52.9% 45.1%
English as an additional language32.1% 16.6%
SEN support19.2% 12.1%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence9.6% Stronger figure10.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence28.4% Stronger figure30.7% 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.

Outwood Academy Acklam

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