Outwood Academy Haydock is a non-selective academy. It has about 830 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. Ofsted last inspected the school in October 2019. The present school opened in 2022.
Particular strengths include Representation, Admissions, Environment and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Disadvantaged pupils.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
Choose what matters most to you with the menus below. By default, all indicators are set to ‘Relevant’ and are weighted equally in calculating overall scores for each school. Choose ‘Important’ for higher priorities and ‘Unimportant’ or ‘Ignore’ for lower priorities.
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Representation:In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community. Show details
Admissions:Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Environment:Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite low.
Finances:Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Progress:About average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Destinations:About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average.
Attainment:About average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Disadvantaged pupils:Poor. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Attendance:Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Sixth form:There is no sixth form at this school.
Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
No A-level data
Provision for special educational needs
Moderate learning difficulty
Source: Department for Education. For full, up-to-date details, always ask a representative of the school.