Outwood Academy Kirkby
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.935 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Outwood Academy Kirkby is a secondary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Outwood Academy Kirkby catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.935 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 2.935 miles, the 20th longest of 39 Nottinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 2.94 miles.
- The Year 7 last distance was further away in 2026 than in 2025 and nearer than in 2021, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Year 7 in 2026 had 65 first-choice applications for 75 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 34% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Nottinghamshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Tennyson Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 7DH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 523 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are well cared for at Outwood Academy Kirkby.”
- “They are safe and enjoy good relationships with staff.”
- “The school is aspirational for pupils to succeed in all areas of their education.”
To improve
- “However, a minority of pupils often do not meet the school’s behaviour expectations.”
- “This leads to some disruption to learning and school life.”
- “A significant number of pupils are frequently asked to leave lessons or are suspended from school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 65 first-preference applications, 75 offers in total, 65 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.
- Ashfield Comprehensive School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sutton Community Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Quarrydale Academy 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Selston High School 3.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The National CofE Academy 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth's Academy 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Brunts Academy 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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