Outwood Academy Kirkby is a mixed secondary school located in Kirkby-in-Ashfield town centre, Nottinghamshire, England.

The school is largely built on an area previously occupied by the Wharton & Chambers brick works.

Completion of its construction continued after opening, with three distinct buildings named as 'lower', 'middle' and 'upper' progressively completed as needed and each sized to accommodate approximately two year groups plus specialist areas for teaching home economics, woodwork, workshop engineering, etc.

There was an intent for the school to provide future workers for the skilled machinist industry which supported areas of the local economy such as mining and manufacturing, so the engineering workshops were well equipped with industry specification engineering lathes, milling machines, a simple forge room, etc.

The fixed equipment in each space could be folded away to create open areas for public meetings, examination rooms, etc Previously a foundation school administered by Nottinghamshire County Council,[2] Kirkby College converted to academy status on 1 August 2012.