Outwood Academy Normanby
Academy in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England
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Outwood Academy Normanby (formerly Hillsview Academy) is a secondary school with academy status, located in the Teesville suburb of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It has a mixed intake of boys and girls ages 11–16, with 766 pupils on roll as of 2025.[1][2]
| Outwood Academy Normanby | |
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| Location | |
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Normanby Road , , TS6 9AG England 54.56696°N 1.16174°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 2014 |
Local authority | Redcar and Cleveland |
| 147544 Tables | |
| Ofsted | Reports |
Chair of Governors | Elaine Fryett |
Principal | Mark Robinson |
| Staff | 128 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 761 as of February 2025[update] |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| Colours | Purple & black |
| Website | normanby |
The school is operated by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, and the current principal is Dr Mark Robinson.[1]
History
The school was established as Hillsview Academy on 1 September 2014, through the merger of Eston Park and Gillbrook academies on the Gillbrook site.[3][4] Although Gillbrook supported the merger, Eston Park opposed it with the proposal prompting parental protests.[3] Both the predecessor schools had been rated as inadequate by Ofsted. Eston Park was placed in special measures on the 22 May 2013[5][6] and Gillbrook in serious weaknesses in December 2013.[7] The two schools adopted a joint Governing Board who arranged the merger.[8]
Both predecessor schools and the merged Hillsview Academy were operated by Academies Enterprise Trust (AET).
A 2017 Ofsted report found Hillsview Academy to be "inadequate", noting instances of racism, bullying, truancy and smoking.[9] Hillsview Academy was placed into special measures and in May 2019 AET announced that the school would be transferred to a new sponsor organisation, Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT).[10]
In September 2019 the school was renamed Outwood Academy Normanby and control transferred to OGAT.[11][1]
The Former sixth form building is due to become "Outwood Alternative Provision Eston" in September 2020.