[4] The school is operated by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, and the current principal is Gemma Trattles.

[3] Susan Maidens chairs the local governing body, known as the academy council.

[8] In September 2014 a new leadership team was appointed, led by Lynn James as headteacher.

The 2015 Ofsted report explains the depth of this Teessides school's problems.

[3][11] Outwood Academy Ormesby excluded 41% of its pupils on fixed-term exclusions in 2017–2018, the highest figure in the country, the second highest was nearby Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth who excluded 34%.