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Outwood Grange Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield WF1 2PF · grange.outwood.com · 01924 204350
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Wakefield 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,900
- 86% of 2,200 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.6%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 291 families put the school first and 354 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 354 | 291 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 354 | 334 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 355 | 353 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 352 | 323 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 356 | 380 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.2, and 52.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wakefield it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.10 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 25.6 | −7.3 |
| Sixth form college | 24.7 | +8.8 |
| Further education | 33.9 | −4.3 |
| Other education | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7 | +2.2 |
| Employment | 2.9 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 students | C (30.8) | Below average -0.44 | |
| 83 students | C (31) | Below average -0.43 | |
| 40 students | Dist- (31.1) | Average -0.06 | |
| 14 students | Dist (33.7) | Average -0.17 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 95 | C (31) | -0.38 |
| 2022/23 | 101 | C (31.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 110 | B- (36.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 156 | C (29.8) | -0.20 |
| 2017/18 | 181 | C- (27.3) | -0.20 |
| 2016/17 | 185 | C (30.7) | +0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 162 | C (30) | +0.20 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 51.3 | +4.1 |
| Further education | 2.6 | +1.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 13 | +4.9 |
| Employment | 18.3 | −17.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.4 | +5.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +1 |
Ofsted
Outwood Grange Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 1 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (357 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 61%
- Replies
- 357
- 18% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 71 parents (20%) with SEND