About Us

Outwood Academy Riverside opened in September 2020. This is the first Free School within Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT). Riverside is the third school within Middlesbrough, with Outwood Acklam and Outwood Ormesby being pre-existing schools.

We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place children at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.

Find out more about OGAT's vision and values

Leadership Team

Principal
Melissa Brant-Smith
Vice Principal
Samantha Chapman
Vice Principal
Peter Wood
Associate Vice Principal
Helen Ashton-Braithwaite
SENDCO
Shazia Aslam
Business Manager
Jo Lake
Assistant Principal
Elli Hanmer
Assistant Principal
William Oseland
Assistant Principal
Stephen Wells
Associate Assistant Principal
Stephanie Hodges
Associate Assistant Principal
Paul Rowling

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