Outwood Academy Valley
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Worksop (Nottinghamshire).
Attainment 8
48.1
▲ 1.9 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
58%
▲ 12pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.5%
▼ 0.1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.2
▲ 1.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
22.8%
▼ 5pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
8.2%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
100%
1,721 / 1,727 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2024
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Outwood Academy Valley is one of 40 schools run by Outwood Grange Academies Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Academy Acklam | Secondary | Middlesbrough | 1,201 | 4 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| Outwood Academy Adwick | Secondary | Doncaster | 1,048 | 6 | Good 2023 |
| Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth | Secondary | Stockton-on-Tees | 580 | 10 | Key judgements 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; safeguarding effective |
| Outwood Academy Brumby | Secondary | North Lincolnshire | 697 | 8 | Good 2024 |
| Outwood Academy Bydales | Secondary | Redcar and Cleveland | 832 | 10 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| Outwood Academy Carlton | Secondary | Barnsley | 1,109 | 15 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019, from earlier data) |
| Outwood Academy City | Secondary | Sheffield | 1,138 | 6 | Key judgements 2024Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; safeguarding effective |
| Outwood Academy City Fields | Secondary | Wakefield | 928 | 8 | Good 2022 |
| Outwood Academy Danum | Secondary | Doncaster | 1,083 | 6 | Good 2024 |
| Outwood Academy Easingwold | Secondary | North Yorkshire | 823 | 10 | Outstanding 2022 |
| Outwood Academy Foxhills | Secondary | North Lincolnshire | 721 | 8 | Outstanding 2022 |
| Outwood Academy Freeston | Secondary | Wakefield | 993 | 10 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| Outwood Academy Hasland Hall | Secondary | Derbyshire | 847 | 8 | Good 2023 |
| Outwood Academy Haydock | Secondary | St. Helens | 791 | 4 | Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| Outwood Academy Hemsworth | Secondary | Wakefield | 1,101 | 8 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Outwood Academy Hindley | Secondary | Wigan | 908 | 9 | Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| Outwood Academy Kirkby | Secondary | Nottinghamshire | 523 | 7 | Key judgements 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; safeguarding effective |
| Outwood Academy Newbold | Secondary | Derbyshire | 1,030 | 12 | Ungraded inspection 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2017, from earlier data) |
| Outwood Academy Normanby | Secondary | Redcar and Cleveland | 787 | 8 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 3, Urgent improvement in 1; safeguarding standards met |
| Outwood Academy Ormesby | Secondary | Middlesbrough | 698 | 9 | Report card 2025Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3; safeguarding standards met |
| Outwood Academy Portland | Secondary | Nottinghamshire | 1,706 | 11 | Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Outwood Academy Redcar | Secondary | Redcar and Cleveland | 656 | 6 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4; safeguarding standards met |
| Outwood Academy Ripon | Secondary | North Yorkshire | 609 | 14 | Good 2024 |
| Outwood Academy Riverside | Secondary | Middlesbrough | 745 | 11 | Good 2023 |
| Outwood Academy Shafton | Secondary | Barnsley | 1,377 | 15 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| Outwood Academy Valley (this school) | Secondary | Nottinghamshire | 1,721 | 6 | Good 2024 |
| Outwood Grange Academy | Secondary | Wakefield | 1,900 | 6 | Good 2024 |
| Outwood Junior Academy Brumby | Primary | North Lincolnshire | 436 | 7 | Good 2023 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Alne | Primary | North Yorkshire | 105 | 9 | Outstanding 2024 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane | Primary | Wakefield | 320 | 6 | Good 2022 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Darfield | Primary | Barnsley | 221 | 8 | Good 2024 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill | Primary | Wakefield | 251 | 10 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Outwood Primary Academy Greystone | Primary | North Yorkshire | 169 | 8 | Report card 2026Strong standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met |
| Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate | Primary | Wakefield | 229 | 7 | Key judgements 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane | Primary | Wakefield | 456 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Outstanding (Apr 2019, from earlier data) |
| Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange | Primary | Barnsley | 394 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2018, from earlier data) |
| Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate | Primary | Wakefield | 438 | 7 | Outstanding 2023 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green | Primary | Wakefield | 221 | 12 | Good 2022 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill | Primary | Wakefield | 452 | 10 | Good 2022 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands | Primary | Doncaster | 394 | 6 | Good 2024 |
| 40 schools | 30,638 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.