Outwood Academy Hindley

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Mornington Road
Hindley
Wigan
Lancashire
WN2 4LG
Phone 01942767704
Reference Number 148526

General Makeup

Number of pupils 925
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.95%
Girls: 50.05%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 30.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 95 92 187
8 91 99 190
9 93 90 183
10 93 91 184
11 90 91 181

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.2%
White, Other 1.3%
White & Asian 1.2%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.6%
African 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-01-14
Date Description Report
2024-12-03 School inspection School inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 32% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 43.6% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 62 6
Third Preference 41 1
From another Local Authority 9 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Hindley Nursery School
Mornington Road, Wigan, WN2 4LG
0.02 miles
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School
Chapel Fields Lane, Hindley, Chapel Fields Lane, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 3QS
0.25 miles
Hindley Junior and Infant School
ARGYLE STREET, HINDLEY, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN2 3PN
0.46 miles
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School
Hereford Road, Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4DH
0.46 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green
Swan Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4HD
0.77 miles
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green
Atherton Road, Hindley Green, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4SD
0.8 miles
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
Kildare Street, Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 3HY
0.9 miles
Hindley Green Community Primary School
Thomas Street, Hindley Green, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4SS
0.91 miles
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley
Abbott Street, Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 3DG
0.91 miles
St George's CofE Primary School
The Hoskers, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 2FB
1.32 miles
Bickershaw CofE Primary School
Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4AE
1.43 miles
Platt Bridge Community School
Rivington Avenue, Platt Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 5NG
1.5 miles
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Wright Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 3NX
1.54 miles
Eatock Primary School
St George's Avenue, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 2ER
1.59 miles
St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram
Simpkin Street, Abram, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 5QE
1.71 miles
St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 2JU
1.78 miles
Ince CofE Primary School
Charles Street, Ince, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 2AL
1.79 miles
Holy Family Catholic Academy
Wigan Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 5JF
1.86 miles
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
The Fairways, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 3NZ
1.87 miles
St William's Catholic Primary School
Ince Green Lane, Ince-in-Makerfield, Ince, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 2DG
1.88 miles
Name Distance
Oakfield High School and College
Long Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN2 4XA
0.34 miles
The Parks School
Market Street, Hindley, Hindley, WN2 3AN
0.64 miles
Newbridge Learning Community
Moss Lane, Platt Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 3TL
1.56 miles
The Westleigh School
Westleigh Lane, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5NL
1.87 miles
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Holt Street, Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN1 3HD
2.17 miles
Westhoughton High School
Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 3BZ
2.21 miles
The Holden School
Firs Lane, Leigh, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester, WN7 4SB
2.55 miles
Atherton High School
Hamilton Street, Atherton, Greater Manchester, M46 0AY
3 miles
Hawkley Hall High School
Carr Lane, Hawkley Hall, Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 5NY
3.03 miles
Wigan and Leigh College
PO Box 53, Parson's Walk, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1RS
3.11 miles
Progress Schools Wigan
Wigan Youth Zone, Parsons Walk, Wigan, WN1 1RU
3.14 miles
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Frog Lane, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1HQ
3.23 miles
Expanse Learning Wigan School
Tyrer Avenue, Worsley Mesnes, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN3 5XF
3.67 miles
Golborne High School
Lowton Road, Golborne, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 3EL
3.68 miles
Fred Longworth High School
Printshop Lane, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8JN
3.73 miles
Hope School
Kelvin Grove, Marus Bridge, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN3 6SP
3.94 miles
Green Meadow Independent Primary School
Robson Way, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2RD
3.94 miles
Landgate School, Bryn
Landgate Lane, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Bryn, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN4 0EP
3.95 miles
Lowton Church of England High School
Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 1DU
3.97 miles
Bedford High School
Manchester Road, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 2LU
4 miles
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